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Why does it matter? Researchers are wrong all the time, improving upon that is kind of the point of science. It's a bit unfair that the GP calls him Vince from
by cinntaile 5y ago
Why does it matter? Researchers are wrong all the time, improving upon that is kind of the point of science.
It's a bit unfair that the GP calls him Vince from Youtube. He's a professor of virology so not just some nobody giving his opinion on Youtube. This doesn't mean he can't be wrong of course.
- givemeethekeys 5y agoI think it matters that he’s wrong because you’ve already given him such a high stature. Him being wrong means a policy that depends on him being right should also be reinspected. But policies aren’t that flexible.
- wnevets 5y ago> Why does it matter? because the science matters. This new SA variant could be more transmissible or it could not be. Lets stick to the actual data and go from there.
- nicoburns 5y agoThe question is: what do you do in the absence of data, or with only very preliminary data? By the time the scientists have had chance to fully investigate the moment for action has often passed.
- hellbannedguy 5y agoYou say you don't know.
- wnevets 5y agoProbably the same thing as if a new variant didn't exist. Get vaccinated, wear mask, etc.
- landemva 5y ago'... what do you do in the absence of data, or with only very preliminary data?' Stop shoveling carbs at every meal. Lose 30 pounds. Start to exercise and increase cardio-pulmonary performance. It appears most people in developed countries became couch potatoes and gained fat. To each his own. My body, my choice. Your body, your choice.
- jacquesm 5y agoOne day this totally common sense comment will be the norm.
- cinntaile 5y agoI think we are misunderstanding each other. I asked why it matters if Vincent being wrong means that the scientists that wrote the article would be wrong. To me it is a natural thing that happens in science. Of course the scientists can be wrong?
- wnevets 5y agobecause I was getting the impression the person I replied to was trying to frame the situation as a YouTuber vs Scientist argument. That of course wasn't the reality.
- jsnell 5y agoI did feel a bit bad writing it, but it was for the purpose of countering the appeal to authority. This is a epidemiological question, and being a professor of virology doesn't make you an expert at that. So the outcome was that Racaniello ended up recommending inaction, since he'd only accept evidence from his own field (i.e. lab work).
- cinntaile 5y agoThanks dude, now I have to deal with lots of replies that misunderstand what I wrote in response to you. While you knew who he was! :P But all good. I used to listen to his podcast at the beginning of the crisis but after a while I stopped because I felt they were ignoring reality while waiting for science. Which felt like a strange way of working when reality was what we had to base decisions off of.