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M_A_G_A_2020 27 points ago +27 / -0

I say this to my wife every day.

Those who believe in "settled science" don't know and have never practiced science.

If science can be settled then shut all laboratories, research institutes, and universities now; for they have no use anymore.

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Phins360_FL 7 points ago +10 / -3

gravity is settled science.

the rest is bunk

Also, when did "public health authorities" get elected and how did they get such power?

This is easy, just ignore them

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shrimp-n-grits 16 points ago +17 / -1

Still an open question as to WHY objects exert gravitational pull on one another.

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Yam_nation 13 points ago +13 / -0

Still researching gravity waves and gravitons. Settled lol. https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/page/what-is-ligo

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Trump2024 8 points ago +8 / -0

Black holes and magnets... how do they work?

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jennyfrutex 8 points ago +8 / -0

"There's no such thing as gravity. Stuff just falls." - my mom

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Phins360_FL -2 points ago +1 / -3

who cares about the why, it is there. unlike climate change

you're missing the point of the original post

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shrimp-n-grits 1 point ago +1 / -0

I'm not, I'm reinforcing the point: even something as plainly obvious as gravity is poorly understood at a fundamental level. If "science" can't explain why a basic phenomenon like things falling happens (just that it does, which, duh) then why the hell would I believe their explanations of complex systems such as, to your point, the earth's entire atmosphere or, to the larger topic at hand, how a virus is going to spread.

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Trump2024 10 points ago +11 / -1

gravity is settled science.

Not true. There are frequently new discoveries regarding gravity. Some scientists spend their entire life studying gravity.

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ElegantVelociraptor 3 points ago +3 / -0

Gravity still isn't "settled science."

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Trumpstwitterfinger 1 point ago +1 / -0

Nope, and the sun is electric not nuclear, black holes don't exist, and lightning made the crators on our moon, not meteors. Science is way wrong when it comes to gravity and the universe. See Thunderbolts project for a deep dive.

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Phins360_FL -2 points ago +1 / -3

ok. better hold on then

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ElegantVelociraptor 2 points ago +2 / -0

I didn't say that the effects didn't exist... simply that nobody understands precisely what it IS

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Jaqen 8 points ago +8 / -0

Science produces models, not answers.

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ThatOtherGuyBob 5 points ago +5 / -0

Indeed, and the basic tenet of science methodology is repeatability and reproducibility; neither of which is possible with C-19 modeling ... for the models are always changing.

Ditto climate science as well.

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SteelMongoose 2 points ago +2 / -0

Science is an evolving series of incorrect explanations.

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NeoDragoon 2 points ago +2 / -0

Heck, even scientific laws can be changed when presented with the proper data, eg. Vulcan, and no I'm not talking science fiction, I'm talking about the theoretical planet that was supposed to exist between Mercury and Sol.

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goat_nebula 2 points ago +2 / -0

They’re more dogmatic than most religious fanatics.

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thisisatestof2 10 points ago +10 / -0

They will gladly use the excuse of well, after you left LA and went somewhere else, you could’ve got Kobi there and brought it back, completely pretending like Cove it does not exist in LA.

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BajoPivljanin 28 points ago +28 / -0

For half a year I was using the same phrase superstitious, but so many of my colleagues deserve to be expelled from any scientific job for the rest of their lives

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Rainman 8 points ago +8 / -0

Put the new covid cases in perspective 13,000 / 10,000,000 = .0013 of the population got covid yesterday

OMG! SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN!

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df0ster5 8 points ago +8 / -0

those numbers are already assuming all the stats are true and normal cold and flu and all related illnesses arent being counted as covid

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booblitchutz 6 points ago +6 / -0

The labs are just tuning up the amplifications, that’s all it is.

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BajoPivljanin 6 points ago +6 / -0

Multiply by 365 days... Be generous and... In about 100 years, once in our lifetime, maybe, we will get it

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Trump2024 6 points ago +6 / -0

LA county has 10 million people. This is pathetically ridiculous.

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jennyfrutex 5 points ago +5 / -0

That was my first thought, too. Assuming that the numbers are accurate - which they probably aren't, but whatever, let's pretend - 73 deaths in that big of a county is not a shocking number.

Every death is a tragedy. But they're trying to pretend this is a drastic spike in death rates. It's not.

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df0ster5 4 points ago +4 / -0

its not even close to 73 once you factor in that theyre counting every flu, pneumonia, TB, and all other related illnesses as covid deaths. I had covid. All it did was make me lose my sense of smell and give me a slight headache for 2 days, and poof it was gone. This shit isnt killing anyone.

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jennyfrutex 2 points ago +2 / -0

People with a strong immune system and no respiratory problems are at almost zero risk from it. I have no issue with encouraging people at greater risk to take greater precautions. If I had serious asthma or something like that, I would. But in no way does that mean "shut everything down and impoverish everyone."

We should all take responsibility for ourselves and our families, not wait for the government to tell us what to do.

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booblitchutz 3 points ago +3 / -0

Every death is a tragedy

I’m sick of this qualification. It doesn’t need to be stated anymore. Same with “one death is too many”. Just stop.

This is playing the left’s game. The left doesn’t give a FUUUUCK about deaths. They cheer the murder of millions of babies a year, they cheer policies that protect murderers and condemn their victims. To the left, deaths of the innocent are just the cost of their agenda. They don’t give a fuck about people dying with covid, it’s all a game. They feign sadness over covid deaths when they want to twist YOU to their agenda!

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Trump2024 1 point ago +1 / -0

There are almost as many shark attacks as people dying in LA County.

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jennyfrutex 2 points ago +2 / -0

Honestly, more people die in a single Sharknado than from COVID.

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Trump2024 1 point ago +1 / -0

Don't even get started on the potential death toll of the Shitnado!

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BlackSalt 3 points ago +3 / -0

She misspelled communism

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Yourhearse 3 points ago +3 / -0

4.8 million people commute to LA County for work each day - http://www.laalmanac.com/employment/em22.php . Are they all supposed to quarantine for 14 days?

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booblitchutz 2 points ago +2 / -0

PCR tests are a lie. They have simply instructed the labs to tune the amplifications way up. This is a power grab and a massive wealth transfer.

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QuietSpark 2 points ago +2 / -0

At this point masks are just magic talismans worn by zealots to repel evil.

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Turbotron 2 points ago +2 / -0

Science is a process, scientists are people.

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MagaHippie88 1 point ago +1 / -0

....... how many flights coming n going to Shanghai to/from la n Frisco?!?!..... u making them quarantine too?! <3 MAGA2020

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Epicsoundwaves 1 point ago +1 / -0

Yeah, fuck that hahahaha they have no way of knowing! Coming back to LA tomorrow, living my fucking life, seeing my parents and my best friend and her baby.

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RollWave 1 point ago +1 / -0

govt has whatever power people let it have.

if people let the govt quarantine them ... then the govt DOES have that power.

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ExecuteOrdr66 1 point ago +1 / -0

Math

73/13,661 is less than .01% death. I’ll take my chances

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Aslrightnow 1 point ago +1 / -0

99.5% survival rate from those numbers.

Ok

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ThoughtPoPoNoNo 1 point ago +1 / -0

Well they may not have any authority but they're still doing it....soooooo.

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Blinker-Aerospace7 1 point ago +1 / -0

On the freedom <-----> security spectrum

I'd prefer the government have no power to quarantine anyone and I'll just deal with whatever slight additional risk that creates

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TrumpBringsLight 1 point ago +1 / -0

LA County has 6600 or so people die very month. 73 is nothing, especially since this is largely misclassification.

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christtrump 1 point ago +1 / -0

This is 1984 style big brother is what it is.