(11-08-2020, 01:39 AM)NewJagsCity Wrote:

(11-08-2020, 01:24 AM)NeptuneBeachBum Wrote:

(11-08-2020, 01:20 AM)NewJagsCity Wrote: I edited my response as you were responding. Im not comparing Trump and Fauci, trump obviously didnt want to wear a mask even after fauci reversed his position which was a bad look and,a bad message. I was merely pointing out that early on, I could understand why some people , including Trump, would have been skeptical with the advice they were being given.  And i guess my bigger point is, since the science was wrong early on and people got infected and maybe died as a result, then what value does 'following the science' even have? If following the science means accepting a proven cure, then that's reasonable. But till that happens, then following the science seems to be a bit of a crapshoot.

Obviously the science of a new disease needs time to be established.  Its not reasonable to expect strong guidelines in the early phases of any disease because their is limited information to understand it.  Science is the continuous addition of new data and information... the more data, the better knowledge and decision-making.  We know more now about COVID than we did in the Spring, we will know more next year than we do now.  You make decisions with the best information available at the time.  That should be obvious.

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(11-08-2020, 01:20 AM)jj82284 Wrote: So what didn't we know about covid in the spring that would have formulated Fauci's claim that masks were harmful? We knew it was a virus or some kind of flu. Masks have always been a first line prophylactic for situations like those. I guess you are just set on defending Fauci regardless.

Not intending to argue with you here. From some of your previous posts it seems like we share a lot of values in common. This just isn't one of them.

Like I said, I think his reasoning must have been a combination of PPE concerns for frontline workers and lack of info with a novel virus.  He was obviously wrong, but quickly realized it and changed course.  I don't view someone who admits he made a mistake and quickly corrects it as a weakness, I see it as a strength.  One that Trump clearly does not have.

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