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Still unable to use this forum because of redirects. Most of the time the site just hangs with a white screen. Once in a great while I can log in after about 2 minutes. Navigating the site incurs similar multi-minute delays for every link. This happens on all devices, on all browsers. It is...

It is happening to me too.

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So I guess your way is the one where we are passive passengers in our soul bound for wherever that ride is headed? No willful decision on our part affects the ultimate destination?

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That would be incorrect, and that is not how covid deaths are counted. It has grown slower percentage wise than at any time in at least 120 years. I'm 73. This is of no comfort to me. Nor should it be any comfort to anyone under 50 who cares about someone over 50. Using the term...

Do you have some better epidemiologists in mind? If so, tell me who they are. No trusted people ever said that. "Assuming the conclusion" fallacy, otherwise known as begging the question.

I wonder what sort of distinction you are trying to make here. Correct me if I am wrong, but it seems to be over the issue of the will. The question is, do a person's willful choices make any difference in the final disposition of one's soul? Or are we all just passengers sitting in a ride to...

They are a lot purer that the sources you seem to prefer.

Once again we see the appeal to arrogance. The arrogant believe they are just as good as epidemiologists in critically reading and understanding a technical paper on vaccines. The less arrogant will look to trusted people to explain it to them. Yes, those I trust and who are smarter than me...

If you read my posting in full you would know that I already to consider contrary data.

I expect you already do believe it, but are enjoying the attention you get from taking a contrary position, sort of like how that one kid in elementary school always used to act out and make farting sounds in class. But even if you do believe what you are saying, I am not trying to convince...

Cherry-picked data can be factual, and still imply conclusions that are not supported by other data. Excluding any data that is not supportive of ones view is that opposite of what a scientist should do. A scientists should actively seek out data contrary data and evaluate it. That's what I...