• Kinglink@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    And yet social distancing was “obvious” because scientists said it u til they admitted they pretty much just made that distance up.

    That’s why there’s an Appeal from Authority fallacy… But you just keep on trusting what ever they say with out questioning it.

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      8 months ago

      You do realize that social distancing does have a body of work around it and was used to mitigate the 1918 pandemic…

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      8 months ago

      They “made up” the arbitrary distance of 6 feet, not the entire concept of distance making it harder for germs to spread… What the hell failure of logic is that?! Some viruses can stay potent in air much better than others and they weren’t CONFIDANT that 6 feet would be adequate or overkill. It was an educated guess for COVID specifically, not an ass pulling.

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        8 months ago

        It wasnt an educated guess it was just around 2 meters and felt good. I am not saying worked or not, but there was no science behind the number.

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          8 months ago

          There is a vast difference between doing something that is proven to be generally helpful before you know if it is specifically helpful, and making up an idea.

          The fact you cannot understand that vast gulf of difference is frankly hilarious.

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            8 months ago

            They had no idea if it would work or not and had no reason to believe either way. Do you believe in checking hypothesis?

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              8 months ago

              Do you think they didn’t or don’t continue with the new variants as budgets allow? Your ignorance is made more pathetic by your obstinance.