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TNK's avatar

If we didn't realize it before, we now know that most of the public is terrible at logic. None of this would have happened if the world was full of Mr. Spock's.

Kirk: "Spock! That hospital is full of young people on vents with renal failure. We must do something to stop the spread of that deadly virus!"

Spock: "Illogical captain. That manifestation has been observed nowhere else, not even in the next closest hospital. Therefore nothing is spreading, except perhaps fear, hysteria, and poor medical decisions. Humans are apparently and unfortunately incapable of even the most basic logic. That, captain, is far more likely to lead to your demise than any virus."

Bones: "Don't listen to him Jim! He's not a doctor! I know what I saw in those ICU's! It's the worst virus ever! We have no time to lose Jim. Are you going to listen to this pointy-eared hobgoblin or a Doctor trained in public health for actual humans? Also, I have a new book, and a subscription service that talks about and sells alternative early treatment methods, and I sell supplements to help you prepare for the next pandemic!"

Spock: "My ears are certainly more pointed than yours Dr and while I am thankfully not a human, one doesn't need medical training to understand basic logic. In fact, I would submit that such training impairs logical thinking.'

Bones: "Dammit Jim! I'm a Doctor, not an engineer!"

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Elizabeth Hart's avatar

“We are told that one virus spread around the world causing a pandemic.”

Sounds like bollocks to me…

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