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Mrs and I just got back a short time ago from our second COVID vaccinations. Two different locations, two different vaccines and over two hours travel each way. Now, possible side effects (if we already had a strong response to first shot) and two weeks induction period and, well, there's family to see alive and in person. Grandchildren to hold. Still some cautions are in order but the draconian measures can be put aside.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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Still some cautions are in order but the draconian measures can be put aside.
I'm not so sure about that. :( The Confusing Dr. Fauci – Marc Clifton[^]
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W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote:
Still some cautions are in order but the draconian measures can be put aside.
I'm not so sure about that. :( The Confusing Dr. Fauci – Marc Clifton[^]
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Client-Side Type-Based Publisher/Subscriber, Exploring Synchronous, "Event-ed", and Worker Thread SubscriptionsWell, if you expected perfection in the vaccine, even if it had the five-year period to check for long-term effects and such, you'll never be satisfied. Especially if you nit-pick the words. And, in fact, by implication, modify the intent of the statement. The vaccine protects the vaccinated by both preventing the disease, but even more importantly, by all but eliminating the serious illness levels. For me, all along that's what I'd hoped for. An effective treatment is the most valuable commodity. Even the lesser-effective vaccines (J&J, AstraZeneca) virtually eliminate the most lethal aspects of the disease. The disease that some called a hoax, and little more than the flu . . . Faucci, in fact, presents things very much as he should - this is a story still unfolding. Whilst lives are being snuffed out on the millions-scale, a certain amount of proactivity (as in caution) is necessary to hopefully stay ahead of the monster. I've watched the denial of this horrid reality take the form of "they had pre-existing conditions - that's what killed them". Yeah - like a person with a kidney disease being hit by a car - they, too, had a per-existing condition. Others put the economy ahead of their (and especially, other people's) lives. And you look for inconsistencies in nuance as proof of . . . well . . . what? Now, getting directly back to your comment (aside from your video): as of now, it's not full understood if a fully vaccinated person can shed active virus should they get the disease (remember, 95% is not 100%). So - maybe I'll get it and maybe be shedding it - but if wearing a masks and keeping my distance when amongst my fellow mortals may save them some long-term misery, or even their life, I can handle the inconvenience. You're looking for every opportunity to discredit those willing to be cautious - a sad commentary of our times that thoughtfulness and insight are nuanced out of existence by, lets face it, politics. The political view of a corpse is, I suspect, very much akin to "OH SH!T !".
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Ma
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Well, if you expected perfection in the vaccine, even if it had the five-year period to check for long-term effects and such, you'll never be satisfied. Especially if you nit-pick the words. And, in fact, by implication, modify the intent of the statement. The vaccine protects the vaccinated by both preventing the disease, but even more importantly, by all but eliminating the serious illness levels. For me, all along that's what I'd hoped for. An effective treatment is the most valuable commodity. Even the lesser-effective vaccines (J&J, AstraZeneca) virtually eliminate the most lethal aspects of the disease. The disease that some called a hoax, and little more than the flu . . . Faucci, in fact, presents things very much as he should - this is a story still unfolding. Whilst lives are being snuffed out on the millions-scale, a certain amount of proactivity (as in caution) is necessary to hopefully stay ahead of the monster. I've watched the denial of this horrid reality take the form of "they had pre-existing conditions - that's what killed them". Yeah - like a person with a kidney disease being hit by a car - they, too, had a per-existing condition. Others put the economy ahead of their (and especially, other people's) lives. And you look for inconsistencies in nuance as proof of . . . well . . . what? Now, getting directly back to your comment (aside from your video): as of now, it's not full understood if a fully vaccinated person can shed active virus should they get the disease (remember, 95% is not 100%). So - maybe I'll get it and maybe be shedding it - but if wearing a masks and keeping my distance when amongst my fellow mortals may save them some long-term misery, or even their life, I can handle the inconvenience. You're looking for every opportunity to discredit those willing to be cautious - a sad commentary of our times that thoughtfulness and insight are nuanced out of existence by, lets face it, politics. The political view of a corpse is, I suspect, very much akin to "OH SH!T !".
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Ma
There is plenty of politics to go around on both sides of this issue. As evidence, I cite your diatribe and posturing.
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There is plenty of politics to go around on both sides of this issue. As evidence, I cite your diatribe and posturing.
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The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.Which is why I have stopped visiting this page as regularly as I used to. The Lounge does seem to have become the Soapbox.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Which is why I have stopped visiting this page as regularly as I used to. The Lounge does seem to have become the Soapbox.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
GuyThiebaut wrote:
The Lounge does seem to have become the Soapbox.
It's not quite as bad as the Soapbox used to be, but I agree - since the Soapbox was closed, some of the debates seem to have migrated here.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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GuyThiebaut wrote:
The Lounge does seem to have become the Soapbox.
It's not quite as bad as the Soapbox used to be, but I agree - since the Soapbox was closed, some of the debates seem to have migrated here.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
You're right, I am exaggerating it's not as bad as the soapbox could be.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote:
Still some cautions are in order but the draconian measures can be put aside.
I'm not so sure about that. :( The Confusing Dr. Fauci – Marc Clifton[^]
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Client-Side Type-Based Publisher/Subscriber, Exploring Synchronous, "Event-ed", and Worker Thread SubscriptionsIt's like your warning labels, it's for your lawyers. He has to say it. In reality it's about probability. The probability that the vaccine is working is 90-95%. So that's a 90-95% lowered risk of getting sick at all. And if you get sick it's a 90-95% lower risk of getting hospitalized. You also have a 90-95% lower risk of spreading it to other people. But it's not 0! And this is the point. Until the spread in society has gone down there's still a risk. So stay with the measures until a majority has been vaccinated. That'll happen soon enough. Also, you're a logical person, you should get this.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
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You're right, I am exaggerating it's not as bad as the soapbox could be.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
Come join us over at the Cube Earth society. Much agreement in that group. Just be careful not to go over one of the edges! :)
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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Come join us over at the Cube Earth society. Much agreement in that group. Just be careful not to go over one of the edges! :)
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
Hang on a minute... The Earth is not a cube it's flat! Oh no, what have I started now? :-D
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Hang on a minute... The Earth is not a cube it's flat! Oh no, what have I started now? :-D
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
Perhaps we should move this to the soapbox. Oh, wait...
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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There is plenty of politics to go around on both sides of this issue. As evidence, I cite your diatribe and posturing.
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The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.I suppose you can have your opinion but I really don't equate listening to experts in the field and their opinions (even if they evolve - which is part of real science as new facts surface). That it became a partisan issue is beyond insane. There are the full-blown anti-vaxxer's and I consider them as freeloaders on the rest of us. But aside from them, the argument over vaccine efficacy and safety was initially screwed by a politician and the legacy continues. It's almost religious in nature with respect to following science or wishful thinking. This, in fact, refers back to the first paragraph: science evolves with the facts - religion generally does not by definition of the concept of "faith") Once again I find Forest Gump enlightening with "Stupid Is as Stupid Does".
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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It's like your warning labels, it's for your lawyers. He has to say it. In reality it's about probability. The probability that the vaccine is working is 90-95%. So that's a 90-95% lowered risk of getting sick at all. And if you get sick it's a 90-95% lower risk of getting hospitalized. You also have a 90-95% lower risk of spreading it to other people. But it's not 0! And this is the point. Until the spread in society has gone down there's still a risk. So stay with the measures until a majority has been vaccinated. That'll happen soon enough. Also, you're a logical person, you should get this.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Jörgen Andersson wrote:
Also, you're a logical person, you should get this.
That, my friend, is part of the tragedy of our times.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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I suppose you can have your opinion but I really don't equate listening to experts in the field and their opinions (even if they evolve - which is part of real science as new facts surface). That it became a partisan issue is beyond insane. There are the full-blown anti-vaxxer's and I consider them as freeloaders on the rest of us. But aside from them, the argument over vaccine efficacy and safety was initially screwed by a politician and the legacy continues. It's almost religious in nature with respect to following science or wishful thinking. This, in fact, refers back to the first paragraph: science evolves with the facts - religion generally does not by definition of the concept of "faith") Once again I find Forest Gump enlightening with "Stupid Is as Stupid Does".
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
Science constantly adapts to incorporate the latest findings, or at least it should. Every age thinks it has found incontrovertible truths, particularly when touted as "science". Skeptics are then derided as "science deniers". There used to be alchemy, phrenology, eugenics, and a raft of other things now dismissed as claptrap. Science has also been politicized since at least Galileo. Things that challenge the rulers are suppressed, and this continues today with so much science being funded by the state. If you want to put your faith whatever is currently being called The Truth, and attack anyone that even hints at questioning it, may your echo chamber not reverberate too loudly and keep you from your sleep.
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The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing. -
Mrs and I just got back a short time ago from our second COVID vaccinations. Two different locations, two different vaccines and over two hours travel each way. Now, possible side effects (if we already had a strong response to first shot) and two weeks induction period and, well, there's family to see alive and in person. Grandchildren to hold. Still some cautions are in order but the draconian measures can be put aside.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
We got our second shots about a month ago. I don't care what the nay-sayers have to say about it, it's a relief to know that you are much less likely to get it, and if you do get it, it is very unlikely to be so severe that you will end up in hospital. :java:
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Science constantly adapts to incorporate the latest findings, or at least it should. Every age thinks it has found incontrovertible truths, particularly when touted as "science". Skeptics are then derided as "science deniers". There used to be alchemy, phrenology, eugenics, and a raft of other things now dismissed as claptrap. Science has also been politicized since at least Galileo. Things that challenge the rulers are suppressed, and this continues today with so much science being funded by the state. If you want to put your faith whatever is currently being called The Truth, and attack anyone that even hints at questioning it, may your echo chamber not reverberate too loudly and keep you from your sleep.
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The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.Well, it's the best we've got at the time. If it were so dubious why do you trust your keyboard and computer and all the rest. Picking and choosing, particularly in fields where one's expertise is "questionable" is not going to be justified by a tome that effectively shows things are getting better.
Greg Utas wrote:
things that challenge the rulers are suppressed,
If ever there was a sign of ripeness for conspiracy theories, that statement is it. Not that it's never been true - but, again, it justifies nothing - yet another "straw-man".
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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Hang on a minute... The Earth is not a cube it's flat! Oh no, what have I started now? :-D
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
The earth is a toroid - basically a giant doughnut waiting to be eaten by a fat giant deity long since dismissed as non-existent. Pray he doesn't dunk, first.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote:
Still some cautions are in order but the draconian measures can be put aside.
I'm not so sure about that. :( The Confusing Dr. Fauci – Marc Clifton[^]
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Well, it's the best we've got at the time. If it were so dubious why do you trust your keyboard and computer and all the rest. Picking and choosing, particularly in fields where one's expertise is "questionable" is not going to be justified by a tome that effectively shows things are getting better.
Greg Utas wrote:
things that challenge the rulers are suppressed,
If ever there was a sign of ripeness for conspiracy theories, that statement is it. Not that it's never been true - but, again, it justifies nothing - yet another "straw-man".
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
I trust my computer and other things from first-hand experience. What I'm told by state apparatchiks and politicians, I take with a healthy dose of skepticism. They simply lie and spin things too often. It's not really a question of choosing what science to believe, but whom to believe. There isn't time to properly investigate everything oneself, so that's what it often reverts to.
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The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing. -
I trust my computer and other things from first-hand experience. What I'm told by state apparatchiks and politicians, I take with a healthy dose of skepticism. They simply lie and spin things too often. It's not really a question of choosing what science to believe, but whom to believe. There isn't time to properly investigate everything oneself, so that's what it often reverts to.
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The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.Greg Utas wrote:
so that's what it often reverts to.
So you only accept what you have personally experienced. In case of serious accident or injury, I suppose that applies to medical care, too? I mean, you may not have ever undergone surgery. How can you possibly believe it's real?* Relying on "first hand experience" is going to limit you life's horizons to an extraordinary degree! Option (2) - you don't actually mean the first-hand experience things and therefore pick and choose through personal preferences for reality and and "gut feelings". Option (3) ? ? ? . * Why in the world would you believe arsenic is deadly or heroine is addictive?
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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Well, if you expected perfection in the vaccine, even if it had the five-year period to check for long-term effects and such, you'll never be satisfied. Especially if you nit-pick the words. And, in fact, by implication, modify the intent of the statement. The vaccine protects the vaccinated by both preventing the disease, but even more importantly, by all but eliminating the serious illness levels. For me, all along that's what I'd hoped for. An effective treatment is the most valuable commodity. Even the lesser-effective vaccines (J&J, AstraZeneca) virtually eliminate the most lethal aspects of the disease. The disease that some called a hoax, and little more than the flu . . . Faucci, in fact, presents things very much as he should - this is a story still unfolding. Whilst lives are being snuffed out on the millions-scale, a certain amount of proactivity (as in caution) is necessary to hopefully stay ahead of the monster. I've watched the denial of this horrid reality take the form of "they had pre-existing conditions - that's what killed them". Yeah - like a person with a kidney disease being hit by a car - they, too, had a per-existing condition. Others put the economy ahead of their (and especially, other people's) lives. And you look for inconsistencies in nuance as proof of . . . well . . . what? Now, getting directly back to your comment (aside from your video): as of now, it's not full understood if a fully vaccinated person can shed active virus should they get the disease (remember, 95% is not 100%). So - maybe I'll get it and maybe be shedding it - but if wearing a masks and keeping my distance when amongst my fellow mortals may save them some long-term misery, or even their life, I can handle the inconvenience. You're looking for every opportunity to discredit those willing to be cautious - a sad commentary of our times that thoughtfulness and insight are nuanced out of existence by, lets face it, politics. The political view of a corpse is, I suspect, very much akin to "OH SH!T !".
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Ma
It's really more that I would prefer simply the truth - the vaccine protects you from serious illness or death, but we're still going to have to wear masks and socially distance because the vaccine doesn't prevent you from spreading the virus to others.
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