Stupidity unmasked
Monday 4th May 2020 – 7pm To mask or not to mask? That is the question. In fact it isn't. The government departments have declared that there is no evidence to suggest...etc. That's true of course. But it is irrelevant. For many deacdes there was no evidence to suggest that smoking was bad for you. There is, even now, no evidence to suggest that climbing very high mountains is dangerous. We just know it is. But there is no evidence to suggest it. No tests have been done. No reports written. No universities have backed research on it. There is simply no evidence on the subject. Similarly there is no evidence to suggest that sensible things will be said if government departments are approached to say whether face masks are of any use. They will merely say there is no evidence to suggest it. Equally there is no evidence to suggest wearing face masks are not of any use. If there is no evidence, there is no evidence. Either way. They aren't saying the absence of evidence p...