Clinical Practice Guidelines - Proof that there is no such thing as 'the Science'
The COVID 'Science' was always a Unicorn; "There is no spoon."
Contradictions are a great tool in logic - the Law of Noncontradiction. One might conclude, for example, that our thinking is definitely irrational if it's contradictory. If two statements are contradictory they cannot both be true.
OK, if they are both not true that is not to say they're both false, of course, although that is something to always keep in mind. One or the other could be true or at least closer to the truth.
Although it is difficult to admit when one is wrong I am always impressed when someone takes that step, even if not all the way. Owning up to this takes work, introspection, and a review of one’s own mental models for the problem. Most people (but perhaps policiticians) feel an urge to change our beliefs, and therefore the thinking that lead to it, when they are in conflict - a contradiction.
It is nauseating listening to politicians (the majority, especially part-time drama teachers, likely have no idea how science works - OK that was not charitable and I apologize for the gratuitous statement) or Dr. Fauci who claim to be following ‘the science.’ But this cannot be true given how Sweden endured the pandemic versus Canada, the latter which is increasing Federal powers while individual provinces are reducing COVID mandates.
So which group of provincial physicians elites are lying - clearly someone is and in this case there is strong enough evidence to suggest they are all lying - just at different velocities. It was never about COVID at all. I hope that there is numerous investigations into their behaviour. See my previous posts regarding midwits and stupidity. If I had to wager I would lay a bet that these doctors acted stupidly based on political pressure - or as Minster Freedland stated yesterday: “follow the money'.”
Of course, doctors know there is no one unifying ‘science’ or answer for any problem. For example if one were to look at national Clinical Practice Guidelines from around the world for the treatment for a universal problem, such as for example, hypertension - you would find markedly different guidelines, approaches to diagnosis, treatment thresholds, treatment decisions and use of specific medications or procedures - AND the smarty pants doctors were ALL looking at the SAME clinical trial data. There is no one answer.
Bottom Line: The message of following ‘the science’ for COVID has a made a mockery of the medical community. They claim there is ONE and yet they all behave independently. No more is this in evidence than now in mid-February where it is clear the populations around the world has had enough of the nonsense and lies. The mandates are being lifted with numerous rationales being provided (rates of vaccinations - double or boosted - although these vary markedly by country and there is no correlation with outcomes) or rates of infections or hospitalizations (now a magical goalpost is trotted out - despite that both are higher than last year)!
If there is one phrase I never wish to hear again it is: ‘Follow the science.’ It is time to wake up people - like Neo in the Matrix waiting to speak with the Oracle and he is talking with a child who says to him [to paraphrase]: “Instead, only try to realize the truth …there is no science. Then you’ll see that it is not the science that bends, it is only yourself.” The alarms is going off….beep, beep, beep, beep.