What does the scientific consensus tells about Covid restrictions?
I want to be a science evangelist, but sometimes my students ask me really difficult questions. For example, if there is a scientific consensus that we should all respect, then how is it that we all faced an explosion of tyranny in 2020 due to medical consensus on the need for vaccinations and other restrictions on freedom?
A srangely loaded question. You’re not going to get a straight and accurate answer to such a broad philosophical topic.
Perhaps it’s worth reflecting on whether, in a pandemic, someone’s personal freedoms are incompatible with the means by which a virus can be prevented from spreading. And then, what is “worth” more?
A more interesting question is: “What did the Covid restrictions tell us about claims of scientific consensus?”
The bigger insight is that even the seemingly most noble of institutions can be bought.