Comments on: A Deadly Epidemic, More Dangerous Than Ebola

By: The Plague of Our Complacency : Quantum Cannibals

The Plague of Our Complacency : Quantum Cannibals — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 14:24:10 +0000

[…] have been plagues and pestilence throughout human history, many of them far more severe than the present. Covid 19 is […]

By: Esti

Esti — Sun, 16 Nov 2014 18:28:52 +0000

I think stupidity is always a choice. It is a cop out to blame a viral infection. If a person seeks knowledge, they will find it. The problem is not viral but political. Western society has abdicated its responsibility to educate its youth effectively. Basing scholarly performance on memory, repetition by rote, on subjects that are “relevant” to the youth, instead of thought provoking subjects that stretch a person’s imagination and force the individual to learn effort-fully.When we demand less from our youth, they respond with the tool we have given them. Stupid is as stupid does…

By: admin

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2014 00:23:03 +0000

In reply to Todd Knight.

The Founding Fathers were brilliant scholars and statesmen. The Constitution they drafted played a large part in creating the greatness of America.
But it wasn’t bulletproof. It presumed that the majority of people would be at least moderately rational. I don’t think the Founding Fathers anticipated such widespread stupidity. I don’t think anything could protect against that.

By: Todd Knight

Todd Knight — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 18:44:32 +0000

What is stupidity to you is brilliant insight to somebody else. In our political structure, everything comes down to who has the most votes, whether that person is stupid or great. The fact that great candidates can lose to stupid candidates was part of the way our country was designed. If you have a problem with that, either blame the Founding Fathers or pass Amendments to the Constitution.

By: A Deadly Epidemic, More Dangerous Than Ebola | Blazing Cat Fur

A Deadly Epidemic, More Dangerous Than Ebola | Blazing Cat Fur — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 18:33:31 +0000

[…] There are many diseases afflicting the world today. Some have immediate and horrifying consequences while others may seem benign until it’s too late to do anything about them. Health authorities stumble around, looking for ways to protect the populations, but run into barriers of cost, politics, human and constitutional rights. We don’t know what deadly epidemic to be more afraid of, or whether some unknown ailment is going to do us in. […]