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[*] posted on 10-17-2014 at 10:13 AM


People deliberate in different ways. Some people are fact based happily, and sadly others are faith based and choose to identify with a group and thereby take sides on an issue without regard to fact.
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[*] posted on 10-17-2014 at 11:49 AM


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“It’s a very human reaction,” said Harland Dorrinson, a prominent anti-science activist from Springfield, Missouri. “If you put them under enough stress, perfectly rational people will panic and start believing in science.”

Additionally, he worries about a “slippery slope” situation, “in which a belief in science leads to a belief in math, which in turn fosters a dangerous dependence on facts.”


Thanks tone ... I needed that ...

Perhaps there is hope after all :lol::lol:

Would only say, that after 40 years of research ... it would appear not much is known, which does give some degree of concern ... from a public health standpoint ... just saying

"Because the natural reservoir host of Ebola viruses has not yet been identified, the manner in which the virus first appears in a human at the start of an outbreak is unknown. However, researchers believe that the first patient becomes infected through contact with an infected animal."

http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/transmission/

[Edited on 10-17-2014 by wessongroup]


Thanks, SaladOilMan, for your recognition of satire as a tool for jogging the brain. While Ebola is a very serious matter, one must keep one's reaction in check with some humor. It helps resist the urge to follow the panic population as they ride the train off the rails. :light:
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[*] posted on 10-18-2014 at 12:10 PM


You should be way more concerned about getting dengue or west nile from a mosquitoes than ebola.
in fact there are literally hundred of things you should be more concerned about than ebola
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[*] posted on 10-22-2014 at 04:47 PM


Think about this for a minute folks. If ebola could be transmitted by mosquitoes there would be more frequent outbreaks and they would spread out of control very quickly. There is currently no evidence to suggest this can happen. Viruses that are transmitted by mosquitoes typically must undergo a replication phase in the mosquito in order to be transmitted. You would be better off worrying about getting dengue or West Nile virus from mosquitoes. ;D
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[*] posted on 10-22-2014 at 07:10 PM


or how about the FLU????....fer gawds sake..



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