"True Enough" First Glance

After reading the first 25 pages of "True Enough" by Farhad Manjoo, I am excited to see how the book will play out.  Manjoo brings up some very interesting points, such as how we are no longer "holding opinions different from one another; we're also holding different facts."  How can we deny scientific fact and take a position that isn't backed by empirical evidence?  And how are so many people drawn towards some opinions that seem so foolish?
Though Manjoo gave mention to many examples throughout the introduction, the one that struck me most was about the three-and-a-half-year-old girl, Eliza Jane Scovill, who died from the AIDS virus because her mother "had come to accept the unconventional views of a set of activists who argue that HIV does not cause AIDS."  Her mother refused to give her treatment because she saw validity in some bogus views of other activists.  I saw a Law and Order SVU episode exactly like this where the mother refused treatment for her daughter.  What's worst is that the mother is the one passing on the HIV virus, but she feels as if her daughter should not receive treatment.  Manjoo's stance, that now more than ever we are holding different facts, is a little bit scary.