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Jun. 2nd, 2020 09:15 amUnfortunately, we can no longer agree in our country on rather simple biological facts. It appears we've lost the capacity to determine whether a particular drug cures a particular disease, or a particular physical action causes death.
If Martians were interested in figuring out whether hydroxychloroquine can treat COVID-19 in infected homo sapiens they would be able to determine purely biological outcomes of the proposed treatment. Similarly, Martians would be able to perform an autopsy on a dead man and determine the cause of his death, e.g. asphyxiation vs heart attack. It would be just a matter of biology, not a matter of public debate. Our country can't do that.
Since we lost the capacity to establish and agree upon simple biological facts, it's highly unlikely that we as a society can understand and agree upon more complex social facts. If we can't agree on facts, we can't agree on actions. This is not acceptable. The Fucking Moron (tm) who pretends to be the President of the United States and discourages facts has to be gone.
If Martians were interested in figuring out whether hydroxychloroquine can treat COVID-19 in infected homo sapiens they would be able to determine purely biological outcomes of the proposed treatment. Similarly, Martians would be able to perform an autopsy on a dead man and determine the cause of his death, e.g. asphyxiation vs heart attack. It would be just a matter of biology, not a matter of public debate. Our country can't do that.
Since we lost the capacity to establish and agree upon simple biological facts, it's highly unlikely that we as a society can understand and agree upon more complex social facts. If we can't agree on facts, we can't agree on actions. This is not acceptable. The Fucking Moron (tm) who pretends to be the President of the United States and discourages facts has to be gone.
