The irony is people on either side will deploy "The Narrative" as soon as it becomes convenient. That's not principled skepticism, it's the same tribalism as everything else. EDIT: for Feynman, although I agree with that quote:
Could you clarify, please, what other narrative(s) pertaining to this thread and who's saying them? I pay attention to what both tribes are saying, but I'm not sure I follow your point about both sides being heard in major media. I guess for me the big picture is about politics invading the fields of medicine and science in order to make policy decisions. It's a long read, but this lecture from Crichton better says what I mean:
My point regarding narratives wasn't directed at you or this thread specifically but the overall trend in the back and forth regarding COVID, whether it's official mortality numbers, statistics based on PCR results, etc.
The irony is people on either side will deploy "The Narrative" as soon as it becomes convenient. That's not principled skepticism, it's the same tribalism as everything else. EDIT: for Feynman, although I agree with that quote:
https://xkcd.com/793/
Could you clarify, please, what other narrative(s) pertaining to this thread and who's saying them? I pay attention to what both tribes are saying, but I'm not sure I follow your point about both sides being heard in major media. I guess for me the big picture is about politics invading the fields of medicine and science in order to make policy decisions. It's a long read, but this lecture from Crichton better says what I mean:
http://raconteurreport.blogspot.com/2017/06/aliens-cause-global-warming-by-michael.html?m=1
My point regarding narratives wasn't directed at you or this thread specifically but the overall trend in the back and forth regarding COVID, whether it's official mortality numbers, statistics based on PCR results, etc.
That's fair. Thanks