Woo polls and facebook idiocy
Today, upon logging into facebook, I was utterly and completely horrified to see this in my sidebar:
WTF?
Now, facebook isn’t known for having the best ads, but for some reason this one just ticked me off. Maybe it’s the fact that there is no option for “No, alien abductions are full of crap.” Maybe it’s the fact that they’re pushing another woo-stupid movie for the holiday season. Or, maybe it’s the fact that the poll numbers looked like this:
Oh come ON!
69,000+ people had voted. On an advertisement for a movie. And almost half responded “yes.”
There is some poignant commentary to be made here about what people will believe. Something like: “If people believe in alien abductions, as absurd as the entire concept is, what else will they believe?” Or maybe: “Given that people are willing to accept anecdotal evidence and quack science as proof of the existence of aliens, what hope do we have of convincing them the value of real science and real evidence?”
Now, I know that it’s hardly a scientific poll. But even so, the Humanist in me would really, really love to believe that fewer people have their heads so full of woo that they’ll buy into anything.
Seen any other woo ads or polls? Let us know in the comments or in the forums!
Edit: It just doesn’t end! A refresh brought up this nonsense, from the same culprits: ...do aliens care about daylight savings?
