The Death of Science
Epoch Times,
by
Victor Davis Hanson
Original Article
Posted By: earlybird,
9/19/2021 3:31:20 PM
The scientific method used to govern much of popular American thinking.
In empirical fashion, scientists advised us to examine evidence and data, and then by induction come to rational hypotheses. The enemies of “science” were politics, superstition, bias, and deduction.
Yet we are now returning to our version of medieval alchemy and astrology in rejecting a millennium of the scientific method.
Take the superstitions that now surround COVID-19.
We now know from data that a prior case of COVID-19 offers immunity as robust as vaccination. Why, then, are Joe Biden’s proposed vaccination mandates ignoring that scientific fact? Dr. Anthony Fauci, when asked, seemed at a loss for words.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Ming 9/19/2021 3:51:30 PM (No. 919919)
The take away message from this is that the Left corrupts everything, and I mean everything, it touches.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
smak90 9/19/2021 3:57:53 PM (No. 919923)
History repeats itself. Hitler based the superior Arian human and inferior Jew all on science. They used science as justification for every decision they made. You know it's not real science when opposing studies and views are blocked at every turn.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Blackbird 9/19/2021 4:34:06 PM (No. 919945)
As usual, VDH is spot on. If only the fools running our government were half as intelligent.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
DVC 9/19/2021 4:53:36 PM (No. 919961)
Power mad Marxists in charge, intent on wrecking everything built in the last 250 years here.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
DVC 9/19/2021 5:29:05 PM (No. 920001)
Many of us out here in Flyover Country are very well versed in REAL science, and don't buy any of their Fake Science any more than their Fake News.
Sad to see how many people are still terrified of this virus that 99.98% of people survive. I really could understand the fear if it was one of the really nasty viruses that have a 30-40% mortality rate.
Are the ChiComs sending that kind soon? I sure hope not.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
padiva 9/19/2021 7:24:53 PM (No. 920094)
What is added to the vaccine?
Will it make people sterile? Cause serious birth defects in offspring? Weaken immune systems?
Do the leftist gods want to decrease the population of the world to what they think is the correct number of people? Do the want to eliminate people who do not tow the leftist line?
Gd warned us about such people.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
walcb 9/19/2021 9:41:55 PM (No. 920190)
What VDH says here is exactly right and the same argument can be applied to global warming.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Citoyen 9/19/2021 9:43:21 PM (No. 920191)
#6, Do people really think that those companies that produce the vaccines are selling shots that result in sterilization, birth defects, compromised immunity and death? Why would any company do that? President Trump endorsed the vaccines. He relied on scientific input. Good enough for me unless people here think Trump is a liar and murderer.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
MDConservative 9/19/2021 10:17:29 PM (No. 920217)
Science is alive and well...now, what would you like the scientists to find, and how deep are your pockets?
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
pensom2 9/20/2021 2:41:25 AM (No. 920335)
#8, I don't believe that those companies that produce the vaccines are selling shots that result in sterilization, birth defects, compromised immunity and death. However, if there is no risk of any of those outcomes, why were all recipients of the vaccines required to sign waivers of liability in the event they suffer or die from blood clots or other complications? Why would any company do that?
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
DVC 9/20/2021 2:52:03 AM (No. 920338)
#10, I don't know if anyone signed any waivers of liability or not, but such a waiver isn't of much use in a court case. What IS of use is that the Congress gave these companies blanket and total immunity from any liability for any harm as long as the EUA is the basis for the use. These companies do NOT want a real FDA approval, it would expose them to liability. The shot that was "FDA approved" is apparently a different version, which isn't actually in production. So, the news could report "FDA approves Pfizer vaccine"......while Pfizer could keep their EUA for the vaccine that they were producing and selling....hoping nobody would notice the difference. Dr. Malone read the FDA approval letter and noted the discrepancy in the vaccine names.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
RussZilla 9/20/2021 8:05:53 AM (No. 920483)
Complaining about the inconsistencies, the lies, and the hypocrisy is just playing into the political/MSM industrial complex. Covid is over, done, finito. The topic of dispute is immigration, front and center, because the impact of immigration law abuse, is going to worsen the damage already done to the country. I'm clinging to the idea that order and reason will become important again.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
RussZilla 9/20/2021 8:20:33 AM (No. 920490)
Invasion by the unvaxed is two problems. The plandemic is over, but for the complaining. A country with no borders is the lit fuse of the bomb that will destroy what is left of our freedom.
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Science is never “settled” as the Left would have us believe. Nor should it involve politicians and their agendas.