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| A Bad Week for The Scienceâ„¢ |
| 2021-02-21 |
| [American Greatness] The late comedian Mitch Hedberg, known for his clever one-liners, had a great quip about following his dreams. "I’m sick of following my dreams," he said. "I’m just going to ask them where they’re going and hook up with them later." If you’ve been following The Scienceâ„¢—and boy had you better, lest you risk being accosted by a self-appointed member of the mask police in the supermarket—you might be feeling a little bit like Mitch Hedberg felt about his dreams. Monday, we learned that the Center for Disease Control (CDC) was consulting teachers’ unions about whether it was safe to reopen schools. This might strike you as odd. You probably thought the CDC was following The Scienceâ„¢, and kindergarten teachers, to be sure, are not scientists. Could it be that our esteemed government scientists are beholden to certain political interests, and not necessarily just to The Scienceâ„¢? Could it be that nobody working for the federal or state governments knows what the hell they’re doing? That doesn’t seem right. These are professional scientists, and The Scienceâ„¢ is sacred, we’ve been told. Of course, there was a period in time when following The Scienceâ„¢ meant not wearing a mask. Masks weren’t effective in fighting the coronavirus, The Scienceâ„¢ said at the beginning of the pandemic. These days, The Scienceâ„¢ says double-masking—wearing two masks instead of just one—is a more effective measure in stopping the spread of the coronavirus. Following The Scienceâ„¢ in 180 degree circles can be dizzying, but who are we to argue? |
| Posted by:M. Murcek |