09-10-2020, 06:53 PM
(09-10-2020, 01:32 PM)Brentbaggie Wrote:(09-10-2020, 11:44 AM)Protheroe Wrote: Show me the evidence Brentbaggie.The problem is, no one can.
I'm not sure which evidence you're talking about. The evidence re. excess deaths - which would appear empirical, given that other countries have registered excess deaths over and above the norm and there is a virus - or the evidence re. long-term effects? Medical professionals and scientists have made several interventions and recommendations regarding the existence of lung lesions, brain impairment etc. in the short term which appear to be lasting longer than they should.
The idea that "no one can" simply returns me to my observation regarding your beliefs. You don't want to believe such evidence exists and therefore it does not. Anything impinging upon your desires is automatically at odds with the reality you have created for yourself. Are we in the midst of a health crisis - not as far as you're concerned. Did thousands of people die in April, March and May and so many were il with the virus that the hospitals were at breaking point and some closed their emergency admissions depts.? Apparently not as far as you're concerned. Could it happen again unless certain precautions are taken? No, it won't, that's what you want to believe because the thought that the world has changed so that you can no longer exercise your right to do as you want is anathema to you.
No one can show you the evidence? You are merely being facetious. If not then this is a pointless argument.
The evidence I'm after is how much worse these after effects are, how widepsread they are and how they stack up measured against all the other deaths that will occur because the NHS hasn't been dealing with anything else.
I'd also take issue that hospitals were at "breaking point" - there's no evidence to suggest that either.