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Post #327,188
by drook
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6/1/10 3:43:22 PM
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New I wasn't necessarily talking about the scientists
After all, Hitler pointed to scientific sources for eugenics. It was the policy decisions that were a problem.

The false sense of urgency -- "people are dying" -- is done on purpose to force through changes that are more about power and control than anything else. Ref: "for the children" and COPA
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Drew
Post #327,207
by mhuber
6/1/10 7:57:32 PM
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New Don't know if I'd even say false
Dealing with hundreds of millions of people, a small chance of a small improvement, waiting another year for better data kills a whole bunch of people.

Of course, so does using incomplete data.

Hence the old saying

Don't just do something, Stand There!

Maybe there is a bad guy in this story. But it also could be a tragic collision of good intentions.
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Post #327,211
by drook
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6/1/10 8:33:35 PM
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New Lord, protect me from the well-intentioned
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Drew
     irlrpd - (boxley) - (10) - May 26, 2010, 01:02:26 PM EDT
         Taubes and Atkins - (mhuber) - (9) - June 1, 2010, 05:18:38 AM EDT
             Let's go Godwin - (drook) - (8) - June 1, 2010, 10:11:37 AM EDT
                 Sure... why not. - (folkert) - (5) - June 1, 2010, 10:59:11 AM EDT
                     What's that line that ends with "... let God sort 'em out"? -NT - (drook) - June 1, 2010, 01:43:41 PM EDT
                     Kind of innocent - (mhuber) - (3) - June 1, 2010, 02:57:18 PM EDT
                         I wasn't necessarily talking about the scientists - (drook) - (2) - June 1, 2010, 03:43:22 PM EDT
                             Don't know if I'd even say false - (mhuber) - (1) - June 1, 2010, 07:57:32 PM EDT
                                 Lord, protect me from the well-intentioned -NT - (drook) - June 1, 2010, 08:33:35 PM EDT
                 Re: Let's go Godwin - (Ashton) - (1) - June 7, 2010, 06:39:02 PM EDT
                     You seen the guy's paintings? - (mhuber) - June 9, 2010, 01:28:41 AM EDT

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