A woman said she hopes our “ridiculous religion” goes away soon

– ANONYMOUS

At a small local gathering, a woman stereotyped me as being anti-science and ignorant. She said that religious Jews are poorly educated, and she hopes our “ridiculous religion” goes away soon so we can stop refusing vaccines. Ironically, I’m an infectious disease biologist with a Ph.D.

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