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Old 04-03-2021, 04:58 AM
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AntiPeter
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Originally Posted by FlewUnderWires View Post
Spiked all the way....down? The original post shows thousands fewer suicides. Would there have been any less mental health impact if we were told by our neighbors and government to eat **** and let our parents die because we refuse to do anything?

Also it studies have been done. https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN2842WS (unless you are one of the people who don’t trust Reuters or AP. )but by your logic there also isn’t proof that they didn’t help. We also never fully locked down.

And for the people who are concerned about domestic violence and drug use, those problems aren’t limited to pandemic life and also need to be addressed by improving social services and decriminalizing users.
The studies referenced are based on theoretical numerical models. They are not based on real-world empirical observation, which is a critical part of the scientific method.

Therefore, no I would not trust Reuters, or any other journalistic source because they are usually biased and don't have the expertise to identify what science is and isn't.

There have been studies done that show real world data, no computer simulations or numerical models, which show if lockdowns were actually effective.

They were not. This is science. Opinion pieces from Reuters on theoretical numerical models from months ago are not science. They are unverified theory.

https://www.pnas.org/content/118/15/e2019706118

It's a difficult thing to study and verify, but more and more data will come out over time and a consensus will eventually be determined, assuming the scientific method is used.
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