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Is it reasonable to ask the public to believe absolute messages that contradict themselves? Maybe what the boy who cried wolf meant was “I am not sure whether

Is it reasonable to ask the public to believe absolute messages that contradict themselves? Maybe what the boy who cried wolf meant was “I am not sure whether a wolf is in the forest. But the potential damage from a wolf a attack, combined with the increased likelihood of a wolf presence due to the observation of fresh wolf droppings, exceeds the damage from sheltering in place.” But the like the epidemiologists, simply said “There’s a wolf in the forest! Run away!”

dmurray 6y ago
That's a question for the PR experts. I expect the majority of people are swayed by the absolute advice and the flip flopping doesn't damage the message too much. After all, we have always been at war with Eastasia.
- thoraway1010 6y ago
  The flip flopping from folks who keep on saying "believe the science" is ridiculous. How can science be trusted if it has these huge flop flops within a week with really no change in underlying research?