@moonbus said
I think one of the reasons why a certain segment of the population has lost faith in science is that scientific truth is always revisable in light of better evidence and new hypotheses. This requires re-thinking, and that is hard work. A certain segment of the population wants pat answers which don't change; they get fatigued easily when new data suggests something has to be ...[text shortened]... t immutable gospel -- the best available evidence can be countermanded next week by better evidence.
Jerome Adams once said don't wear a mask and gave specific reasons why wearing masks do more harm than good.
Here is an excerpt from the link below:
“It's important to understand that we are looking at the data every single day and we make the best recommendations to the American people we can based on what we know,” Adams said on Tuesday.
“What the World Health Organization [WHO] and the CDC [The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] have reaffirmed in the last few days is that they do not recommend the general public wear masks.”
He then explained the reasons why.
“On an individual level, there was a study in 2015 looking at medical students and medical students wearing surgical masks touch their face on average 23 times,” Adams explained. “We know a major way that you can get respiratory diseases like coronavirus is by touching a surface and then touching your face so wearing a mask improperly can actually increase your risk of getting disease.”
"Adams went on to say that wearing a face mask “can also give you a false sense of security." He added that "you see many of these pictures with people out and about closer than six feet to each other, but still wearing a mask.”
He noted that there are also consequences to wearing masks.
“We still have PPE [Personal protective equipment] shortages across the country,” Adams noted. “The WHO mentioned this in their statement so we want to make sure we are reserving PPE for the people who most need it. That's how you are going to get the largest effect because if healthcare workers get sick, they can't take care of you when you get sick.”
https://www.foxnews.com/media/surgeon-general-explains-masks-public-coronavirus
Here is an excerpt from the link below:
"MARGARET BRENNAN: And the week before that, you tweeted in all caps, "SERIOUSLY PEOPLE, STOP BUYING MASKS." You said they were not effective. Do you regret saying that?
DR. ADAMS: Well, it's important for people to understand that once upon a time, we prescribed cigarettes for asthmatics and leeches and cocaine and heroin for people as medical treatments. When we learned better, we do better and the WHO, the CDC--"
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transcript-surgeon-general-jerome-adams-on-face-the-nation-july-12-2020/
Adams clearly indicated that he learned something different to change his mind. The only problem is that he has never presented any scientific study in any of his interviews that I am aware of.
Where is the new data that suggests something had to be revised? The first step for you to prove that data changed is to prove it exists and he didn't make it up. Where is the scientific study that contradicts the previous data?
People get fatigued easily when no new data is presented and we do not know it actually exists. Why should you take his word for it when he lied?
We need to know for sure which time he lied. I know he, Fauci and Redfield all admitted they lied the first time, but how do we know all 3 did not lie the 2nd time?
You do realize that you are taking the word of 3 admitted liars, right? Why the heck are you inclined to take their words for it? Only a complete idiot would accept the word of a liar. Isn't that what you are doing?
Here is the study he based his first decision to recommend people NOT wear masks.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2006372
If I can show you this study you should be able to find the other one if it exists. Show me the data that changed. Prove they were telling the truth the second time.