Re: "Hysteria, Thy Name is SARS"

From: Samantha (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Mon May 19 2003 - 02:28:57 MDT

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    On Wednesday 14 May 2003 08:44 pm, Phil Osborn wrote:
    > Odd, in most circles - Mensa, science fiction fandom,
    > libertarians - in which I move socially, I never get
    > this kind of reaction. I'm not, BTW, anti-gay, or
    > even anti-hippie, in the very loose sense that I
    > stated anyway, and I don't even believe in marriage.
    >
    > Facts are facts, however. The "hippies" caused their
    > own wave of resistent bacteria. The gays who engaged
    > in the then-common promiscuous, multiple partner sex
    > were flying against all medical common sense at the
    > time.

    Facts are facts. The fact is that you didn't present facts or
    rational arguments but a series of wild assertions.

    >
    > Everything I stated is such common knowledge in the
    > medical community, as well as the educated community
    > at large, that I can't imagine trying to come up with
    > detailed references.
    >

    This hand waving argument on authority is also not a substitute for
    facts or rational argument.

    - samantha



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