Calling for benefit–risk evaluations of Covid-19 control measures

Re:Calling for benefit–risk evaluations of Covid-19 control ... by WalterBright on Sunday February 21, 2021 @09:06PM (#26219897)

That argument is political, not scientific. Exactly my point :-)

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Re:Calling for benefit–risk evaluations of Covid-19 control ... by ivirshup on Sunday February 21, 2021 @09:18PM (#26220010)

I don’t think behavioral psychology counts as politics.

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Re:Calling for benefit–risk evaluations of Covid-19 control ... by throwawayboise on Sunday February 21, 2021 @10:08PM (#26220398)

It doesn't really count as science either.

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Re:Calling for benefit–risk evaluations of Covid-19 control ... by WalterBright on Sunday February 21, 2021 @09:48PM (#26220237)

Politics is behavioral psychology.

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Re:Calling for benefit–risk evaluations of Covid-19 control ... by war1025 on Sunday February 21, 2021 @09:47PM (#26220225)

Coronavirus policy has really helped me understand David Hume's point that you cannot derive and "ought" from an "is".

You can't follow the science on something as complex as pandemics and lockdowns. There are too many tradeoffs that people will weigh differently.

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