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People are flawed and when they have insufficient evidence or misleading evidence, or questionable incentives they make mistakes. Science doesn’t stop that happ
by simonh 5y ago
People are flawed and when they have insufficient evidence or misleading evidence, or questionable incentives they make mistakes. Science doesn’t stop that happening, it doesn’t stop people being flawed. It just generates the evidence to tell us when it has happened so we can correct. It worked. Job done.
> travel bans don't work, and worrying about COVID was irrational alarmism…
Clearly you were listening to different medical and scientific advice than I was seeing at the time. The medical establishment was warning about the dangers from very early on. The question about travel bans was mainly about timing, not whether they would be needed or not.
- systemvoltage 5y agoYou can't see the amount of dislikes this video had (Thanks Google), but you really should watch NIH Director's interview as he fumbles on the most basic questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRZE-SJShkE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRZE-SJShkE This is not some crackpot interviewer. I work with good hearted scientists everyday. Science is amazing. Science is the foundation for my whole goddamn life. But, our leadership did not hold up to the standard I was expecting them to. And, they crumbled under political influence and their inability to lead with objectivity and truth. They are weak. Almost childish (see it for yourself). It is no surprise they eroded public trust.
- nitrogen 5y agoCan you link to specific timestamps where there were stumbles? I watched the first 8 minutes and it seemed like he was on top of things and answering well.