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Re:Children born, raised during lockdown developing language... by doublemint2203 on Friday December 15, 2023 @03:43PM (#38658556)
they empirically saved lives and were based on the best available scientific recommendations at the time. Their factual basis is not a matter of opinion.

Whether the opportunity cost of risking lives outweighed the cost of re-opening, second lockdowns, etc. is a whole different topic, but if you're speaking to the first "two week lockdown" then it is no question.

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Re:Children born, raised during lockdown developing language... by wyager on Friday December 15, 2023 @03:58PM (#38658738)
> were based on the best available scientific recommendations at the time

"Best" is doing a lot of heavy lifting in this sentence. A more objective description might be "most widely expressed".

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Re:Children born, raised during lockdown developing language... by Mountain_Skies on Friday December 15, 2023 @03:45PM (#38658584)
>were based on the best available scientific recommendations at the time

That's a statement of faith.

>Their factual basis is not a matter of opinion.

Another statement of faith.

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Re:Children born, raised during lockdown developing language... by bodhi_mind on Friday December 15, 2023 @03:51PM (#38658647)
>That's a statement of faith.

Aren’t all decisions based on probability and statistics (science and medicine) “faith” based?

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