Psychology Today: ...1. Religion is based on faith. 2. Science is based on faith. 3. Both religion and science give us knowledge of the unseen world. 4. All knowledge of the unseen world must be based on faith. 5. So science is a religion.
At step 4, this argument assumes what it wants to prove -- it commits the fallacy of begging the question.
Google: The fallacy of begging the question occurs when an argument's premises assume the truth of the conclusion, instead of supporting it. In other words, you assume without proof the stand/position, or a significant part of the stand, that is in question. Begging the question is also called arguing in a circle.
It's also a fact that your scientisms aren't knowledge and therefore lack comparable epistemological standing. The criteria for all genuine claims to "science" are that the theories surrounding the facts derived must be all "disprovable". So just how does one disprove their "racism" Dervy? Just how do you disprove the so-called scientific theory that "mask mandates work"? Did Plague masks protect plague doctors from actual plague?
In the community, masks appeared to be effective with and without hand hygiene, and both together are more protective. Randomised controlled trials in health care workers showed that respirators, if worn continually during a shift, were effective but not if worn intermittently. Medical masks were not effective, and cloth masks even less effective. Author: C. Raina MacIntyre, Abrar Ahmad Chughtai
So is there a mandate for continuous wearing of "respirators"? Nope. Just a mandate for "less effective" and intermittent placebos.
An evidence review of face masks against COVID-19. (excerpt) The preponderance of evidence indicates that mask wearing reduces transmissibility per contact by reducing transmission of infected respiratory particles in both laboratory and clinical contexts. Public mask wearing is most effective at reducing spread of the virus when compliance is high. (National Academy of Sciences).
Reduces by how much? 80% efficacy is not enough to stop or prevent the pandemic. At very best, it just extends the duration of the pandemic by a time factor of 4-5 until either natural herd immunity can be reached, or a virus vaccine with an efficacy of 95% or more can be developed, which then re-extends the pandemic by a time factor of 19-20 before the population achieves natural herd immunity.
All you are doing is delaying the inevitable. And in the absence of an imminent localized "hospital bed" limitation, a costly and wholly unnecessary delay.
To extinguish an ongoing epidemic, the vaccine efficacy has to be at least 60% when coverage is 100% and at least 80% when coverage drops to 75% to reduce the peak by 85%-86%, 61%-62%, and 32% when vaccination occurs after 5%, 15%, and 30% of the population, respectively, have already been exposed to COVID-19 coronavirus.
No.
ReplyDeleteBow to your religion of "SCIENCE". Wear the mask, Dervy.
ReplyDeletePsychology Today: ...1. Religion is based on faith. 2. Science is based on faith. 3. Both religion and science give us knowledge of the unseen world. 4. All knowledge of the unseen world must be based on faith. 5. So science is a religion.
ReplyDeleteAt step 4, this argument assumes what it wants to prove -- it commits the fallacy of begging the question.
Google: The fallacy of begging the question occurs when an argument's premises assume the truth of the conclusion, instead of supporting it. In other words, you assume without proof the stand/position, or a significant part of the stand, that is in question. Begging the question is also called arguing in a circle.
Nope. Proofs of the existence of secular religions is merely "right opinion", like all offerings of directions to Larissa.
ReplyDeleteIt's a fact that science isn't a religion, not an opinion.
ReplyDeleteIt's also a fact that your scientisms aren't knowledge and therefore lack comparable epistemological standing. The criteria for all genuine claims to "science" are that the theories surrounding the facts derived must be all "disprovable". So just how does one disprove their "racism" Dervy? Just how do you disprove the so-called scientific theory that "mask mandates work"? Did Plague masks protect plague doctors from actual plague?
ReplyDeleteWhere were those scientific "mask efficacy" trials performed, Dervy? And did all the repeated/reproduced trials yield the same results? LOL!
ReplyDeleteI'll tell you what I've heard:
ReplyDeleteIn the community, masks appeared to be effective with and without hand hygiene, and both together are more protective. Randomised controlled trials in health care workers showed that respirators, if worn continually during a shift, were effective but not if worn intermittently. Medical masks were not effective, and cloth masks even less effective.
Author: C. Raina MacIntyre, Abrar Ahmad Chughtai
So is there a mandate for continuous wearing of "respirators"? Nope. Just a mandate for "less effective" and intermittent placebos.
An evidence review of face masks against COVID-19. (excerpt) The preponderance of evidence indicates that mask wearing reduces transmissibility per contact by reducing transmission of infected respiratory particles in both laboratory and clinical contexts. Public mask wearing is most effective at reducing spread of the virus when compliance is high. (National Academy of Sciences).
ReplyDeleteReduces by how much? 80% efficacy is not enough to stop or prevent the pandemic. At very best, it just extends the duration of the pandemic by a time factor of 4-5 until either natural herd immunity can be reached, or a virus vaccine with an efficacy of 95% or more can be developed, which then re-extends the pandemic by a time factor of 19-20 before the population achieves natural herd immunity.
ReplyDeleteAll you are doing is delaying the inevitable. And in the absence of an imminent localized "hospital bed" limitation, a costly and wholly unnecessary delay.
To extinguish an ongoing epidemic, the vaccine efficacy has to be at least 60% when coverage is 100% and at least 80% when coverage drops to 75% to reduce the peak by 85%-86%, 61%-62%, and 32% when vaccination occurs after 5%, 15%, and 30% of the population, respectively, have already been exposed to COVID-19 coronavirus.
ReplyDelete...and don't count on Americans getting vaccinated to even the 80% level.... 1 in 4 Americans say they would never get COVID-19 vaccine: poll
ReplyDeleteBWAAAH!
ReplyDeleteI now have an appointment to receive the vaccine next week. I'll show up wearing a mask.
ReplyDeleteYou are THAT ugly! Thanks for caring.
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