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COVID-19 (Trust the science mantra)

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Denyse O'Leary
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February 12, 2023
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Intelligent Design, Medicine, Philosophy, Science
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Trust the Science! chronicles: The origin of COVID and Wuhan

Denyse O'Leary
February 12, 2023
Intelligent Design, Medicine, Philosophy, Science
Wade: Virologists like Daszak had much at stake in the assigning of blame for the pandemic. For 20 years, mostly beneath the public’s attention, they had been playing a dangerous game. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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October 22, 2022
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Books of interest, Ethics, Intelligent Design, Media, Philosophy, Science
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At City Journal: Review of book attempting to scuff out the lab leak theory re COVID-19

Denyse O'Leary
October 22, 2022
Books of interest, Ethics, Intelligent Design, Media, Philosophy, Science
Wade: "The lab at Wuhan, where researchers were manipulating Covid-type viruses, received funding from the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Could Francis Collins and Anthony Fauci, the NIH’s senior officials, have had any possible motive for suppressing their experts’ initial conclusion that the Covid virus was probably artificial?" Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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July 23, 2022
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Culture, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
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At Mind Matters News: Researchers: Distrust of science is due to tribal loyalty

Denyse O'Leary
July 23, 2022
Culture, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
There seems to be no recognition that researchers, however fiercely competitive among themselves, also have a tribal loyalty that skews their judgment. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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July 17, 2022
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Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
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At Mind Matters News: Why many now reject science… do you really want to know? Part 1

Denyse O'Leary
July 17, 2022
Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
COVID demonstrated — as nothing else could — that the “science” was all over the map and didn’t help people avoid panic. Takehome: As the panic receded, the government started setting up a disinformation board to target NON-government sources of panic, thus deepening loss of trust. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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March 17, 2022
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Intelligent Design
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Trust the Science! and see where it gets you: The disgraced New York State governor COVID-19 edition

Denyse O'Leary
March 17, 2022
Intelligent Design
Essentially, COVID enabled the“Trust the Science!” elite to parade their Virtue at the expense of the lives of many others. If you, gentle reader, are one of the “others,” we suggest you don’t forget that. And don’t expect to hear much of this in the Cool media either because it mainly affects people who Don’t Matter. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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March 5, 2022
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Climate change, Culture, Intelligent Design, Media, Science
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Has anyone else noticed the blatant political flavor of many sciencey mags these days?

Denyse O'Leary
March 5, 2022
Climate change, Culture, Intelligent Design, Media, Science
Yes, it was always there but recently, as the editors become ever more self-righteous (= Us vs. the Unwashed), it has become more open and that sure isn’t an improvement. Science writer Matt Ridley thinks science is reverting to a cult. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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March 3, 2022
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Culture, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
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A pharma science prof explains how to “confront anti-science”

Denyse O'Leary
March 3, 2022
Culture, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
No. The question isn’t whether science is a good thing but whether the current establishment is in fact focused on science or on maintaining/regaining control through pronouncements about “science” and edicts stemming from those pronouncements. One needn’t look far to see examples of the latter. And what to do about that is the discussion we need to have. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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February 24, 2022
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What “Trust the Science” does with massive amounts of data: Withholds it!

Denyse O'Leary
February 24, 2022
Culture, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
West goes on to point out other instances. The big question is, has secretiveness, deception, and a resulting hunger for authoritarian rule based on “science” has become a way of life in the upper echelons of a high-tech society? And then the biggest questions looms: What to do about it? At one time, it was just Darwin gibber in the schools and such-like stuff. Now it is getting more serious. Read More ›