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Coronavirus: Has Anyone Had A Bit Of A Cold In The Past Couple Of Months?
I have, so here’s hoping.
// The coronavirus could have infected as much as half of the the UK’s population, according to researchers at the University of Oxford. If accurate, the results would mean the country has already acquired substantial “herd immunity” through the unrecognised spread of the illness.
The shutdown across the UK could be removed much sooner expected if the findings are confirmed //
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A light on the horizon perhaps?
// The coronavirus could have infected as much as half of the the UK’s population, according to researchers at the University of Oxford. If accurate, the results would mean the country has already acquired substantial “herd immunity” through the unrecognised spread of the illness.
The shutdown across the UK could be removed much sooner expected if the findings are confirmed //
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A light on the horizon perhaps?
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//"anyone can answer"//
I didn't say that so where the quotes came from is anyone's guess... but they can. That's not to say that they're obliged to accept any answer they may receive. Some people - as demonstrated in the global warming thread that caused you to complain - don't hold the same opinions as you, Jim, and you should respect that - but you don't.
I didn't say that so where the quotes came from is anyone's guess... but they can. That's not to say that they're obliged to accept any answer they may receive. Some people - as demonstrated in the global warming thread that caused you to complain - don't hold the same opinions as you, Jim, and you should respect that - but you don't.
no or yes
I gave a deeply thought out answer
linking Boccaccios Decameron Shakespeare and Marlow
and a few other people with long forrin names - so long that people have fallen asleep whilst saying them
and some sulky spitfire hissed er sleepily - I was asking X
the ingratitude ! Midnight and the Beeb - oh god some of the hacks are so innumerate they dont grasp what a doubling time is
but heck that doesnt stop them blaarting
it kinda reminds me of AB ! ter daaah !
eek ! Pres of the college of ICM says the staffing ratio in ITU will go down to less than one per (ventilator) bed - oo er that is associated with an increased mortality - ho hum ....
I gave a deeply thought out answer
linking Boccaccios Decameron Shakespeare and Marlow
and a few other people with long forrin names - so long that people have fallen asleep whilst saying them
and some sulky spitfire hissed er sleepily - I was asking X
the ingratitude ! Midnight and the Beeb - oh god some of the hacks are so innumerate they dont grasp what a doubling time is
but heck that doesnt stop them blaarting
it kinda reminds me of AB ! ter daaah !
eek ! Pres of the college of ICM says the staffing ratio in ITU will go down to less than one per (ventilator) bed - oo er that is associated with an increased mortality - ho hum ....
Jim, You’ve told me what I may or may not say. How is that respecting other people’s opinions? The thing is you bleat on about how desperately you are trying to communicate ‘how science works’, but no one has asked you to try to communicate that - and frankly few care. That is a mission you’ve taken upon yourself. People come here for a natter, to toss ideas around. They don’t come here to be lectured. Most of them couldn’t give a hoot ‘how science works’. They simply want to discuss their interests and curiosities and if that means extolling the virtues of the medicinal values of crystals, or the magical benefits of dancing naked around Stonehenge in the moonlight, or alien abduction, none of which have an iota of scientific backing, so be it. I would dearly love to say you are not the arbitrator but unfortunately I’d be wrong. The bottom line is your personal ‘mission’ - and that is all it is - has resulted in deterring others from saying what they would like to say - and to what end? To satisfy you. No one here is trying to change the world, Jim.
People remain free to talk about it. But if they wish to do so, then they should stop pretending that it has anything to do with Science. I think that's a worthwhile distinction to draw -- especially in the face of times like these, when the role of expertise and evidence in debate is vital.
Returning to the OP, for example, the key point of offering up an article like this ought to be to discuss whether the current policy is working or appropriate. It's not some mere curio. In that case, critical evaluation is vital. The meta-debate about whether or not this is Science is neither here nor there; criticism should be welcomed because we *need* to understand the nature and the threat of the disease before us.
A proper appreciation of the merits, or otherwise, of various studies is critical.
Returning to the OP, for example, the key point of offering up an article like this ought to be to discuss whether the current policy is working or appropriate. It's not some mere curio. In that case, critical evaluation is vital. The meta-debate about whether or not this is Science is neither here nor there; criticism should be welcomed because we *need* to understand the nature and the threat of the disease before us.
A proper appreciation of the merits, or otherwise, of various studies is critical.
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