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> ...one of those people... Ad hominem Proof question: How many rats do you need to test to determine with a high rate of accuracy a disease's CFR?

triceratops 7y ago
It was a simple question. And you didn't answer the rest of my post. Are you asserting that China would've had the same outcome if they had done nothing?
- RobertRoberts 7y ago
  We already know how bad it can get. It's be tested and proven under lab-like conditions. If you want to panic and spread irrational noise, go ahead. There's no point arguing with people that don't want to discuss the science side of things.
  - triceratops 7y ago
    > If you want to panic Can you please explain where I said that? I'm pretty sure I said "We shouldn't panic" (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22559590 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22559590). I'll say it again. We shouldn't panic. It is counterproductive. But so is passiveness, inaction, and complacency (such as saying "it's not a big deal" as you did). Facing up to a problem, and dealing with it calmly and resolutely isn't panicking. > There's no point arguing with people that don't want to discuss the science side of things I'm not certain what "science" you're talking about here. What "lab-like" conditions? Are you saying containment efforts are unnecessary or unhelpful? I seriously have no idea.
    - RobertRoberts 7y ago
      Argue with doctors, data and non-panic induced social media. Bring ur lazy sideways anti-science arguing elsewhere. One example of many, go argue with them. https://imgur.com/gallery/mAOTOI8 https://imgur.com/gallery/mAOTOI8
      - triceratops 7y ago
        Seriously, what have I said that was "anti-science"? I'm in full, 100% agreement with the link you posted. "Don't overcrowd hospitals, watch for the symptoms, self-isolate, call doctors before going in, flatten the curve etc." Those are the exact measures that need to be taken. What I was disputing was your original statement "COVID-19 isn't a big deal." If large portions of the population have to take all these measures to keep this thing under control, it seems like a pretty big deal to me. At this point I feel like you're just trolling. You aren't responding to anything I've said at all.
        RobertRoberts 7y ago
        Tell this data it's wrong: https://imgur.com/gallery/FETiDTV https://imgur.com/gallery/FETiDTV Anti-hysteria from a _doctor_, argue with him: https://imgur.com/gallery/XN9pvQM https://imgur.com/gallery/XN9pvQM (no point in actually discussing anything with you)
        triceratops 7y ago
        > (no point in actually discussing anything with you) I feel the same way. Not one thing I've said contradicts anything you've posted. Definitely a troll. Or you took offense at the first thing I said and are determined to ignore literally everything else I wrote.

triceratops 7y ago

It was a simple question. And you didn't answer the rest of my post. Are you asserting that China would've had the same outcome if they had done nothing?

RobertRoberts 7y ago
We already know how bad it can get. It's be tested and proven under lab-like conditions. If you want to panic and spread irrational noise, go ahead. There's no point arguing with people that don't want to discuss the science side of things.
- triceratops 7y ago
  > If you want to panic Can you please explain where I said that? I'm pretty sure I said "We shouldn't panic" (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22559590 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22559590). I'll say it again. We shouldn't panic. It is counterproductive. But so is passiveness, inaction, and complacency (such as saying "it's not a big deal" as you did). Facing up to a problem, and dealing with it calmly and resolutely isn't panicking. > There's no point arguing with people that don't want to discuss the science side of things I'm not certain what "science" you're talking about here. What "lab-like" conditions? Are you saying containment efforts are unnecessary or unhelpful? I seriously have no idea.
  - RobertRoberts 7y ago
    Argue with doctors, data and non-panic induced social media. Bring ur lazy sideways anti-science arguing elsewhere. One example of many, go argue with them. https://imgur.com/gallery/mAOTOI8 https://imgur.com/gallery/mAOTOI8
    - triceratops 7y ago
      Seriously, what have I said that was "anti-science"? I'm in full, 100% agreement with the link you posted. "Don't overcrowd hospitals, watch for the symptoms, self-isolate, call doctors before going in, flatten the curve etc." Those are the exact measures that need to be taken. What I was disputing was your original statement "COVID-19 isn't a big deal." If large portions of the population have to take all these measures to keep this thing under control, it seems like a pretty big deal to me. At this point I feel like you're just trolling. You aren't responding to anything I've said at all.
      - RobertRoberts 7y ago
        Tell this data it's wrong: https://imgur.com/gallery/FETiDTV https://imgur.com/gallery/FETiDTV Anti-hysteria from a _doctor_, argue with him: https://imgur.com/gallery/XN9pvQM https://imgur.com/gallery/XN9pvQM (no point in actually discussing anything with you)
        triceratops 7y ago
        > (no point in actually discussing anything with you) I feel the same way. Not one thing I've said contradicts anything you've posted. Definitely a troll. Or you took offense at the first thing I said and are determined to ignore literally everything else I wrote.