Fabian A. Scherschel Oct 6, 2020

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Joe Biden: "It's estimated that nearly another 210,000 Americans could lose their lives by the end of the year [from COVID-19]. Enough. No more. Let's set partisanship aside. Let's end the politics and follow the science. Wearing a mask is not a political statement."

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ā€œJoe Biden: "It's estimated that nearly another 210,000 Americans could lose their lives by the end of the year [from COVID-19]. Enough. No more. Let's set partisanship aside. Let's end the politics and follow the science. Wearing a mask is not a political statement." https://t.co/5a96WGLf1pā€

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Show threadFabian A. Scherschel Oct 6, 2020
ā€œFollow the scienceā€ says a man who probably hasnā€™t read a single paper on PubMed in his life, in all likelihood wouldnā€™t even know who hosts that website or what it is and couldnā€™t tell the difference between an micrometer and a nanometre if it was hitting him over the head. šŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø
Show threadFabian A. Scherschel 
Of course wearing a mask is a political statement. It certainly doesnā€™t have anything to do with science. Unless educated guesses are now suddenly part of the scientific method.
Oct 6, 2020 at 10:07pmWeb
Show threadBlortā„¢ šŸ€ā“‹šŸ„‹ā˜£ļøOct 7, 2020

@fabsh
Suddenly? Educated guesses have long been a huge part of the scientific method. Look at the evidence. Make a guess (also called a theory) as to why things happen, educated by the evidence. Test that guess to see if the new evidence suggests the guess was right. Refine the guess if the evidence supports it. Make a new guess based on the new evidence of it doesn't.

Repeat.

Forever.

#YeahScience

I completely agree though about people who read no science telling others to do so. Lulz.

Show threadFabian A. Scherschel Oct 7, 2020
@Blort Yes, good point. The problem comes in when you never test that guess.