Coronavirus

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Double Standards

I would love to see how the supporters of Trump square this circle. Trump is making decisions. These decisions are either saving or causing the death of many Americans. Given that he is clearly prioritising the economy over exclusively saving lives, I would argue that he would need at least

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Why Do People Put up with His Obvious Lies?

The other day, we had the ridiculous situation of Trump making claims about UV and disinfectant use in terms of fighting coronavirus. I even had a fight on Facebook against someone saying he was actually mentioning and bringing into play some bona fire science. As we were arguing, Trump rescinded

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Pro-Life, Anti-Lockdown

Most of you will guess where this is going because you will already have spotted this contradiction. Throughout the States over the last few weeks, we have had protestors who have been protesting the way that their states (under federal guidance) have been restricting their lives. Their lives have been

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Your Thoughts on Real Reason for Georgia's Reopening?

I know this is a meme, but I was wondering what your thoughts on it might be. Either it's spot on, and these are some pretty cynical (or brilliant, depending on your politics...) calculations from Georgia's politicians, or this is disinformation:   Stay in touch! Like A

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This.

View this post on Instagram  After all of this, remember we need system change. #AloneTogether Poem @lucyssutton Edited by @ocean.grrrl #DazedTV #SystemChange A post shared by Dazed (@dazed) on Apr 25, 2020 at 5:22am PDT In terms of emotion, in terms of sentiment, that. Stay in touch! Like

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Covid-19 Take Away Points

As many of you will know, I gave a talk on the coronavirus the other night to Dorset Humanists. For those of you who might know my thoughts already, the Q&A session at least provides some valuable insights due to the input from several experts. Many of you

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A Coronavirus Conversation: Philosophy, Psychology and Politics for You

As I have mentioned, I gave a talk on coronavirus to the Dorset Humanist group online last night (for the benefit of one commenter here, the biggest humanist group by membership in the UK). The talk was wide-ranging and I had some fantastic feedback - so it went down well.

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"Jesus Is My Vaccine" and Your Judgement, Apparently

I know that Occupy Democrats isn't the most reliable of sources, but here the protestors are hoist by their own petard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuXAKqX-ZxQ "This whole thing is a hoax". Let's start blaming Bill Gates, because that's not

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A Coronavirus Conversation, Tonight @7:30pm

I am giving a talk to Dorset Humanists tonight about the coronavirus pandemic. Please pop along (all times are BST UK time)! The following details are from the meetup page (which includes the ID and password when you log in): Details: A Coronavirus Conversation: Philosophy, Psychology and Politics Join us

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Sweden: In Defence of Herd Immunity...

Before I go on, watch this video. Don't read any further without watching this video (with Swedish former state epidemiologist Prof. Johan Giesecke): For those of you who have been following my writing on the virus, you will notice a number of points of complete agreement, though I

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Good God, America, What Are You Doing to Yourselves?

Well, okay, so it's not all of America, just Trump, his administration (though perhaps mainly Trump there) and a not insignificant number of his rabid supporters. There are a good many American spectators looking upon this with incredulous and worried stares, mouths agape. And if there was a

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A Coronavirus Conversation: Philosophy, Psychology and Politics

Okay, so it'll be a monologue. I have another talk booked for this coming Wednesday on another topic: the coronavirus. It will be for Dorset Humanists for whom I have done pretty much all my other talks. They are gluttons for punishment and I love them for it.

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Coronavirus: Judge Rules Alabama Can't Block Abortions; Poland Seeks to Tighten

Coronavirus is a potential smokescreen to getting all sorts of things done or not done. Abortion is of particular target in the context of American jurisprudence. Alabama has certainly been in the headlines: A federal judge has ruled that Alabama cannot ban abortions as part of the state’s response

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Simulating an Epidemic

For those geeks out there, check these modelling simulations of an epidemic such as coronavirus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxAaO2rsdIs&fbclid=IwAR0B-qh3XwT8Ap1t01QhFNp8Jcj1eIRFcZbIuQSBxS_nbwLplpapPDvgbtc   Stay in touch! Like A Tippling Philosopher on Facebook: A Tippling Philosopher You can also buy me a cuppa. Please... It justifies me continuing

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Maajid Nawaz on Coronavirus

This should promote some discussion. Apologies for my absence, I've been LEGO piecing together. This is from Maajid Nawaz's Facebook: The UK has now surpassed 10,000 #Covid19 deaths in total. Some say that we’re going to be the worst hit country in Europe. This

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Sympathy? Boris Johnson Is Either Stupid or Got Exactly What He Wanted

I am not having a go at Boris Johnson here due to ideological differences. Hear me out. The context Johnson is still presently in intensive care (recovering) after catching coronavirus (CV). He caught this most probably from shaking countless coronavirus patients' hands. He admitted doing this two weeks prior

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Covid-19: Debunked - "The Great Leveller", "Strength of Character"

Emily Maitlis on Newsnight is so often on the money. Here she is for a short introductory minute telling it how it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_fi3AzfFdk There is an awful lot to be said about the language you hear in the media, those lovely soundbites

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The Crazy Things Religious People Say Concerning Coronavirus

Here is a selection of insane religious ramblings in the context of coronavirus. For starters, the unbelievable (totally believable) selfishness of this woman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yXMiuZrcd4 This is a shocker; it's an interview of a pastor who I mentioned recently, and who is defying

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Boris Johnson in Intensive Care

The very challenging news for the British public is that our PM has just now been admitted to intensive care with coronavirus. This was perhaps predictable when, during the press briefing earlier, his acting number 2 (Dominic Raab) said that he hadn't spoken to Johnson all day. That

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Kenneth Copeland Showing He Is Insane

I have no words. https://youtu.be/8CMgcLO9jH4 Stay in touch! Like A Tippling Philosopher on Facebook: A Tippling Philosopher You can also buy me a cuppa. Please... It justifies me continuing to do this!

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Shocking: The US Military Overtly Used to Sustain Price Gouging and Profiteering.

The military has long been a way in which a government can ensure the cogs of the economy and international trade remain well oiled. I have written about this in "The Armed Forces and Their Remit, Corporations, and Morality". This si definitely something that any government involved in

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Coronavirus Is a "Partisan Pandemic"

I have subjected myself to listening to each and every press briefing from the White House in their entirety over the last few weeks. It is definitely a source of pain. You don't need me to repeat myself again in exasperation that people could vote for the utter

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My Coronavirus Lightbulb Moment: It's When, Not if

This is in one sense blindingly obvious and implicitly understood, but in another sense something I only properly consciously clocked today. This piece may seem callous and uncaring: I realise I am talking abstractly about that which refers to real people and real deaths, and my intellectualisation may seem a

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Volunteers at New York CV Hospital Must Agree to "Statement of Faith"

According to the website of the organisation running a field hospital in New York, volunteers must agree to a pretty eyebrow-raising statement of faith: The organization that set up the coronavirus field hospital in Central Park seemingly makes volunteers agree to their faith-based code, including defining marriage "exclusively the

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Riddle Me This, Trump Supporters

Here are a few quotes from (((J_Enigma32))), which turned up on a recent thread, that deserve some thought: So then, riddle me this: under what circumstances would it be okay, by your measure, to criticize Trump? What criticisms of Trump can you think of - surely the man isn&