“For these anti-mask users, their approach to the pandemic is grounded in more scientific rigor, not less.”
“Indeed, anti-maskers often reveal themselves to be more sophisticated in their understanding of how scientific knowledge is socially constructed than their ideological adversaries, who espouse naïve realism about the “objective” truth of public health data.”
“Arguing anti-maskers need more scientific literacy is to characterize their approach as uninformed & inexplicably extreme. This study shows the opposite: they are deeply invested in forms of critique & knowledge production they recognize as markers of scientific expertise”
And yet in the conclusion they lament “the skeptical impulse that the ‘science simply isn’t settled,’ prompting people to simply ‘think for themselves” to horrifying ends.” They then compare it to the January 6 Capitol riot. Bizarre and fascinating document.
ht/ lurker
If the science is settled then why do we still have scientists?
It comes down to this… All US institutions, academies, and “public service” organizations are complete and utter communist shit now… all of it. Don’t trust a fucking thing anyone called an “expert” by the ruling class says about a goddamn thing. They’re all pushing The Narrative, which is the big lie they’re selling to justify a planned mass murder via neglect of much of the world’s population.
Because there will be more science to “settle.”
Just ask Galileo.
Basically the conversation I had with my scoutmaster and a couple of other adults last night. He wants all of the kids to get vaccinated for summer camp. I quoted a research doctor who said DO NOT vaccinate kids, essentially overruled by feelings although he won’t make it mandatory for the kids. At least they pretty much agreed on the outdoor masking.
Most lefties still operate under the ‘If it can save one life…’ principle, willfully ignorant of the destruction (including death) it may be causing in other areas.
Anyone that thinks wearing a mask in the summertime, outside, doing some sort of physical exercise is necessary is beyond rescue.
Today in W/M here in WA, I was one of 5 people without one. Just the opposite is true when I’m back in AR.
If masks work, why do we need to social distance?
If masks don’t work, why are there mandates to wear them?
If masks work, why are 1,000s of small businesses and churches
forced to close?
If masks don’t work, why aren’t I infected?
If my immune system is working as it should, why do I need a
mask for this variation of the flu but never before?
If the vaccine is really a vaccine, why do vaccinated people
have to wear masks?
Why have we been told virtually opposing things about masking
the past 16 months?
Why do we see so many politicians ignoring mask mandates?
If masking has all but eliminated regular flu this year, why
are there still mask mandates?
Why do you have to wear a mask on an airplane until you want to
eat and than can have it off for 20 minutes?
How do you catch the Chinese flu on a bike path, in the sun in
the summertime? Or in your car?
Science, by its nature, can never be “settled”.
If it ever was settled it would become an obsolete and archaic discipline.
Soothsayers in the 11th century preached the same thing.
TRANSLATION: Who are you going to believe — the REAL scientists, or your lying eyes?
Not Quite related but:
My wife went to Dollarama. Under Ontario Covid lockdowns she was able to pick A mothers day Card and a Birthday card. They were next to each other on the same shelf.
The mothers day card was Legal to be purchased BUT the Birthday Card was not safe to buy & would not scan. (Not a Joke) Out comes the super-duper-visor to ENFORCE.
THE Leftie scientists should mandate that masks be made of whatever super safe material that mothers day card was made of. Furthermore, they should ensure that Birthers cards are also made of that extra special double secret material so as to not discriminate against whateverthefucks.
I read this today at Instapundit. It is a quote from a study by MIT scientists who were studying discussions by anti-maskers:
“…anti-maskers often reveal themselves to be more sophisticated in their understanding of how scientific knowledge is socially constructed than their ideological adversaries, who espouse naive realism about the ‘objective’ truth of public health data.”
Believe in Science, indeed.
@ MMinWA
To add to your list…If masks have cut flu cases to near zero, as claimed by the Faucists, why haven’t masks done the same for the covid, given that the flu and covid are the same size and transmitted in the same ways?
The state of Idaho just removed all restrictions on Covid immediately as of today and moved into Phase 4 totally reopening everything in Idaho. Yay, Idaho!