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Re:How severe are Omicron Infections? by nradov on Sunday December 19, 2021 @08:05PM (#29620451)
The precautionary principle is garbage. If our hominid ancestors had followed the precautionary principle they would have never come down out of the trees. Embrace risk and accept the consequences.
Re:How severe are Omicron Infections? by epgui on Sunday December 19, 2021 @10:55PM (#29621406)
By the same evolutionary fallacy, you should always trust your gut feeling instead of thinking rationally, because the more primitive centres of your brain are more similar to the parts of the brain that allowed our ancestors to survive in the jungle.
Re:How severe are Omicron Infections? by nradov on Monday December 20, 2021 @01:56AM (#29622149)
Trusting your gut has nothing to do with it. Rational thinkers understand that trying to reduce risk too far is counterproductive.
Re:How severe are Omicron Infections? by epgui on Monday December 20, 2021 @07:49AM (#29624300)
It was a separate example of the logical fallacy.