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		davidmathers on Sept 29, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Promising HIV vaccine passes phase one human trial... It was a late 80's / early 90's thing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duesberg_hypothesis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS_denialism#History

Symmetry on Sept 29, 2011 [–]

Well, it was a late 80s / early 90s thing among people who weren't crackpots. As evidenced by the OP, some people are reluctant to abandon the idea even though there is now overwhelming evidence against it.

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