Coronavirus update - NO MORE RESTRICTIONS

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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That's very nicely written. You could be a journalist.

[jon1959]

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That's very nicely written. You could be a journalist.

[Jordi Culé]

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/09/only-half-of-britons-would-definitely-have-covid-19-vaccination

“The study found vaccine rejection was strongest among those whose beliefs reflect greater scepticism about science and who are less concerned about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Likely refusal was also linked to those who tended to be less willing to wear face masks and who said they got most of their information about the disease from WhatsApp and other social media outlets.”

Some people really are as dull as dogshit.

[CCFCC3PO]

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...19-vaccination

“The study found vaccine rejection was strongest among those whose beliefs reflect greater scepticism about science and who are less concerned about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Likely refusal was also linked to those who tended to be less willing to wear face masks and who said they got most of their information about the disease from WhatsApp and other social media outlets.”

Some people really are as dull as dogshit.

Anti-vaxxers are some of the stupidest people on the planet. Only flat earthers come closer.

The irritating thing is that they get the benefits from mass vaccinations and then use that to "prove" that because they haven't had the disease then vaccinations weren't necessary at all.

This, amusingly but tragically, falls over in the Bible belt in America because there is a significant proportion of people who are "anti-vaxxers" and that has led to resurgence in viruses like measles which would be practically eradicated if not for these ideological prats.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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Anti-vaxxers are some of the stupidest people on the planet. Only flat earthers come closer.

The irritating thing is that they get the benefits from mass vaccinations and then use that to "prove" that because they haven't had the disease then vaccinations weren't necessary at all.

This, amusingly but tragically, falls over in the Bible belt in America because there is a significant proportion of people who are "anti-vaxxers" and that has led to resurgence in viruses like measles which would be practically eradicated if not for these ideological prats.

I have an American friend in the States who is otherwise a very intelligent and worldy lady - but who has just posted on Facebook a request that her friends pray for her cousin in Michigan as he hit a deer while driving and he is now on life support.
How is that meant to work? Is the god that allowed it to happen in the first place more responsive to undoing things if there are sufficient prayers generated by Facebook users?

It reminded me of when there was an earthquake in Italy which caused many people to perish but a survivor thanked 'God' for saving her.

Great logic.

[CCFCC3PO]

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I have an American friend in the States who is otherwise a very intelligent and worldy lady - but who has just posted on Facebook a request that her friends pray for her cousin in Michigan as he hit a deer while driving and he is now on life support.
How is that meant to work? Is the god that allowed it to happen in the first place more responsive to undoing things if there are sufficient prayers generated by Facebook users?

It reminded me of when there was an earthquake in Italy which caused many people to perish but a survivor thanked 'God' for saving her.

Great logic.

Yes, I never could work it out. I talked to some of the people handing out some religious pamphlets in Cardiff a while back. Their belief was that the planet was 6,000 years old. They also said that diseases like cancer were created by God to punish people who committed sin. They couldn't explain why some children are born with fatal diseases, one of the old chaps did "those children were born in sin". When I asked him further "Their parents didn't believe in God". "Neither did my parents, but I am still alive and talking to you 40 years on".

Strong beliefs that crumble at the first sight of any logical thought.

[lardy]

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Yes, I never could work it out. I talked to some of the people handing out some religious pamphlets in Cardiff a while back. Their belief was that the planet was 6,000 years old. They also said that diseases like cancer were created by God to punish people who committed sin. They couldn't explain why some children are born with fatal diseases, one of the old chaps did "those children were born in sin". When I asked him further "Their parents didn't believe in God". "Neither did my parents, but I am still alive and talking to you 40 years on".

Strong beliefs that crumble at the first sight of any logical thought.

I've seen people saying that God / Allah spared or saved them after the Beirut explosion. And the obvious question is why weren't the ones who perished spared? Were they all worse people?

[lardy]

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Anti-vaxxers are some of the stupidest people on the planet. Only flat earthers come closer.

The irritating thing is that they get the benefits from mass vaccinations and then use that to "prove" that because they haven't had the disease then vaccinations weren't necessary at all.

This, amusingly but tragically, falls over in the Bible belt in America because there is a significant proportion of people who are "anti-vaxxers" and that has led to resurgence in viruses like measles which would be practically eradicated if not for these ideological prats.

You'd have thought that if anything could make anti-vaxxers see sense, it would be what happens to the whole world when an infectious and fairly deadly new virus appears. If not for vaccines, we would constantly be going through this with measles, flu, etc.

In the face of the very obvious need for a vaccine, they've had to turn to something else for their conspiracy, which is that Bill Gates is using it to try and take over the world. It's been touted on here by a few posters.

[Jordi Culé]

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Anti-vaxxers are some of the stupidest people on the planet. Only flat earthers come closer.

The irritating thing is that they get the benefits from mass vaccinations and then use that to "prove" that because they haven't had the disease then vaccinations weren't necessary at all.

This, amusingly but tragically, falls over in the Bible belt in America because there is a significant proportion of people who are "anti-vaxxers" and that has led to resurgence in viruses like measles which would be practically eradicated if not for these ideological prats.

I get what you’re saying about people religious beliefs contributing to the ‘anti vaccine’ decisions made by some particularly in USA.

I’m going to be more robust in my opinion on the people discussed in the article and who live in the UK that if they’re taking medical and scientific advice from a WhatsApp group member they’re basically stupid as ****.

On the other hand, perhaps it’s evoloution’s way of cleansing the gene pool?

I’m in a conundrum over this now

p.s. they’re stupid as ****.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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I was also watching a medical programme on the TV last night in which a patient survived a life threatening condition thanks to the surgeon to whom he said when he came around 'I thank God'.

[life on mars]

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That's very nicely written. You could be a journalist.

Yes an extract , I must be the first to do that ?? and that includes you and the other responders below, apologies for its positive aspect I know stuff like that are not what one wants in some circles , in my book any hopefully article around this awful diesases is worth postin as this matter is about death and misery , not some left or right political moan fest .

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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Yes an extract , I must be the first to do that ?? and that includes you and the other responders below, apologies for its positive aspect I know stuff like that are not what one wants in some circles , in my book any hopefully article around this awful diesases is worth postin as this matter is about death and misery , not some left or right political moan fest .

Why don't you quote where you copy and paste from, as is normal etiquette, and so that readers can know whether you are posting original thoughts or if you are simply copy and pasting (and seemingly passing off other content as your own)?

We usually have a few clues to go on though, I know....

[lardy]

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Yes an extract , I must be the first to do that ?? and that includes you and the other responders below, apologies for its positive aspect I know stuff like that are not what one wants in some circles , in my book any hopefully article around this awful diesases is worth postin as this matter is about death and misery , not some left or right political moan fest .

Why do you bring left and right into everything?

If you copy something, say where it's from.

Like this:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/national-infection-figures-offer-hope-despite-city-spikes-wzwfmhwm0

[the other bob wilson]

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I can hardly claim to be an expert on the subject of God or religion, but, as I understand it, the notion of a "vengeful God" should go contrary to what that God is supposed to represent shouldn't it?

When it comes to anti vaxers/Bill Gates/conspiracy theories etc. I watched this yesterday and, not for the first time, came to the conclusion that the word is a seriously f*cked up place in 2020;-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000ksfh/viral-the-5g-conspiracy-theory

[lardy]

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I can hardly claim to be an expert on the subject of God or religion, but, as I understand it, the notion of a "vengeful God" should go contrary to what that God is supposed to represent shouldn't it?

When it comes to anti vaxers/Bill Gates/conspiracy theories etc. I watched this yesterday and, not for the first time, came to the conclusion that the word is a seriously f*cked up place in 2020;-

http://mauveandyellowarmy.net/

How not to quote your sources