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		By: Dark		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2022 16:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An interesting quote from the Dan Carlin (of Hardcore History) book The End Is Always Near:

&#060;&#060;Reading today&#039;s expert literature makes it clear that modern authorities are as worried about the dangers associated with fear, uncertainty, and irrationality on the part of the public as they are about the actual direct dangers of any future pathogen. History would suggest that they are probably right to be so worried.&#062;&#062;

One of the footnotes in that section expanded on that idea WRT smallpox:

&#060;&#060;Smallpox isn&#039;t considered a great disease to use as a weapon to cause casualties. . . But if the intent is to prompt societies to panic and do damage to themselves through fear, smallpox is one of the most scary of pathogens in our collective memory. &quot;The thing with smallpox is that the fear associated with it is not justified,&quot; writes the bacteriology expert Hugh Pennington. &quot;Yes it will kill a few people, but it is the panic that comes with it that makes it such an effective tool. It&#039;s not a weapon of mass destruction, it&#039;s a weapon of mass panic.&quot;&#062;&#062;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An interesting quote from the Dan Carlin (of Hardcore History) book The End Is Always Near:</p>
<p>&lt;&lt;Reading today&#8217;s expert literature makes it clear that modern authorities are as worried about the dangers associated with fear, uncertainty, and irrationality on the part of the public as they are about the actual direct dangers of any future pathogen. History would suggest that they are probably right to be so worried.&gt;&gt;</p>
<p>One of the footnotes in that section expanded on that idea WRT smallpox:</p>
<p>&lt;&lt;Smallpox isn&#8217;t considered a great disease to use as a weapon to cause casualties. . . But if the intent is to prompt societies to panic and do damage to themselves through fear, smallpox is one of the most scary of pathogens in our collective memory. &#8220;The thing with smallpox is that the fear associated with it is not justified,&#8221; writes the bacteriology expert Hugh Pennington. &#8220;Yes it will kill a few people, but it is the panic that comes with it that makes it such an effective tool. It&#8217;s not a weapon of mass destruction, it&#8217;s a weapon of mass panic.&#8221;&gt;&gt;</p>
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		By: MrUNIVAC		</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The best thing I read about &quot;but it makes the symptoms less bad!&quot; was a forum post stating that the argument is just an appeal to confirmation bias:

I decide to go for a walk in the jungle.
A man approaches me.
&quot;There are lots of tigers in the jungle. For $100, I&#039;ll sell you this charm that will prevent tiger attacks.&quot;
Buy charm, go into the jungle.
Get attacked by 3 tigers.
&quot;I only got attacked by 3 tigers because I bought this charm! Without it it could have been 5 or even 10 tigers! Lucky me!&quot;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The best thing I read about &#8220;but it makes the symptoms less bad!&#8221; was a forum post stating that the argument is just an appeal to confirmation bias:</p>
<p>I decide to go for a walk in the jungle.<br />
A man approaches me.<br />
&#8220;There are lots of tigers in the jungle. For $100, I&#8217;ll sell you this charm that will prevent tiger attacks.&#8221;<br />
Buy charm, go into the jungle.<br />
Get attacked by 3 tigers.<br />
&#8220;I only got attacked by 3 tigers because I bought this charm! Without it it could have been 5 or even 10 tigers! Lucky me!&#8221;</p>
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		By: Didact		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2022 11:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://didacticmind.com/2022/01/a-pandemic-of-blind-stupidity.html#comment-6764&quot;&gt;TechieDude&lt;/a&gt;.

&lt;blockquote&gt;It shouldn’t, but it does put a smile on my face watching the uber paranoid and boostered catch this thing. Just my observation but it they seem to get it really fast after they had their booster. I know at least 3 that got it a week or so after.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

It is indeed hard not be a bit smug about that. I am not not-vaxxed, and I had Omicron-like symptoms for a few days (otherwise known as THE COMMON BLOODY COLD), but I feel pretty good. Yet, the people sanctimoniously telling everyone else to get not-vaxxed and not-boosted, are now the ones falling sick fastest from the bug.

It&#039;s enough to give a red-blooded man a raging schadenboner.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://didacticmind.com/2022/01/a-pandemic-of-blind-stupidity.html#comment-6764">TechieDude</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>It shouldn’t, but it does put a smile on my face watching the uber paranoid and boostered catch this thing. Just my observation but it they seem to get it really fast after they had their booster. I know at least 3 that got it a week or so after.</p></blockquote>
<p>It is indeed hard not be a bit smug about that. I am not not-vaxxed, and I had Omicron-like symptoms for a few days (otherwise known as THE COMMON BLOODY COLD), but I feel pretty good. Yet, the people sanctimoniously telling everyone else to get not-vaxxed and not-boosted, are now the ones falling sick fastest from the bug.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s enough to give a red-blooded man a raging schadenboner.</p>
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		By: Didact		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2022 11:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://didacticmind.com/2022/01/a-pandemic-of-blind-stupidity.html#comment-6766&quot;&gt;Kapios&lt;/a&gt;.

&lt;blockquote&gt;The more I read on the kung flu, the more faith I lose in humanity.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

One should not have faith in humanity, by default. Humans are fickle, stupid, and gullible by nature. But one must not lose faith in God. Stick with the Big Man Upstairs for hope - He&#039;ll keep you on the right path, though you won&#039;t necessarily enjoy the walk.

&lt;blockquote&gt;If God decides to kill us all by whatever means like a flood, I wouldn’t think that we don’t deserve it.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

The first part of that statement won&#039;t happen - God was pretty definitive about it. He said plainly that He would not destroy the world with water again. But War, Famine, Strife, and Death - those are VERY much on the table.

The second part of that statement is 100% true. We deserve it, MANY times over. The fact that God has not yet simply wiped us all out, is testament to His infinite mercy and love.

It really makes you think - if things are this bad now, how bad could they possibly have been when God wiped out all life in the Flood?

&lt;blockquote&gt;Once this is over, I will definitely travel and choose very carefully in what community to live in.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

This is sensible. You have a goal in mind - now create a plan to do it. Otherwise, it&#039;s just a wish, and if wishes were horses, then all beggars would ride.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://didacticmind.com/2022/01/a-pandemic-of-blind-stupidity.html#comment-6766">Kapios</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>The more I read on the kung flu, the more faith I lose in humanity.</p></blockquote>
<p>One should not have faith in humanity, by default. Humans are fickle, stupid, and gullible by nature. But one must not lose faith in God. Stick with the Big Man Upstairs for hope &#8211; He&#8217;ll keep you on the right path, though you won&#8217;t necessarily enjoy the walk.</p>
<blockquote><p>If God decides to kill us all by whatever means like a flood, I wouldn’t think that we don’t deserve it.</p></blockquote>
<p>The first part of that statement won&#8217;t happen &#8211; God was pretty definitive about it. He said plainly that He would not destroy the world with water again. But War, Famine, Strife, and Death &#8211; those are VERY much on the table.</p>
<p>The second part of that statement is 100% true. We deserve it, MANY times over. The fact that God has not yet simply wiped us all out, is testament to His infinite mercy and love.</p>
<p>It really makes you think &#8211; if things are this bad now, how bad could they possibly have been when God wiped out all life in the Flood?</p>
<blockquote><p>Once this is over, I will definitely travel and choose very carefully in what community to live in.</p></blockquote>
<p>This is sensible. You have a goal in mind &#8211; now create a plan to do it. Otherwise, it&#8217;s just a wish, and if wishes were horses, then all beggars would ride.</p>
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		By: Kapios		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2022 10:19:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The more I read on the kung flu, the more faith I lose in humanity. Yesterday, I heard a woman on the street saying to her little child that she will vaccinate him/her and after the child responded with &#039;Noooooo&#039;, she said, &#039;C&#039;mon I will get my 3rd shot today. It&#039;s going to be fine&#039;.

These people are sick and beyond saving.

If God decides to kill us all by whatever means like a flood, I wouldn&#039;t think that we don&#039;t deserve it. Once this is over, I will definitely travel and choose very carefully in what community to live in.

I don&#039;t want to end up loathing all of humanity. Just only the normies.....]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The more I read on the kung flu, the more faith I lose in humanity. Yesterday, I heard a woman on the street saying to her little child that she will vaccinate him/her and after the child responded with &#8216;Noooooo&#8217;, she said, &#8216;C&#8217;mon I will get my 3rd shot today. It&#8217;s going to be fine&#8217;.</p>
<p>These people are sick and beyond saving.</p>
<p>If God decides to kill us all by whatever means like a flood, I wouldn&#8217;t think that we don&#8217;t deserve it. Once this is over, I will definitely travel and choose very carefully in what community to live in.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t want to end up loathing all of humanity. Just only the normies&#8230;..</p>
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		By: TechieDude		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2022 19:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Funny thing happened while watching. I had about an hour left, and took a break to score some lunch. When I returned and hit play, it bombed, telling me the video was no more. Google whacked the copy I was watching. No matter, I found it elsewhere.

Can&#039;t stop the signal, man.

One of the most interesting parts was when he was describing how immunity works. If I recall he said that your T-cells build memory through experience, just as you would sparring or MMA fighting. You see the guy, you already know how to approach And what the notavax does is refocus and distract those t-cells to a protein that no longer is around. Makes sense as to why the vaxxed seem more susceptible to infection. Certainly, that&#039;s my observation around these parts.

BTW- the tune the vax high priests and midwit lemming followers are singing is &quot;I only was sick for three days. Thank God for the vax, which made it less severe!&quot;

Which is bullshit. It&#039;s less severe because it&#039;s a mutated, weakened strain. I&#039;ve noticed no difference in the symptoms in those I know that are vaxxed and those that aren&#039;t.

It shouldn&#039;t, but it does put a smile on my face watching the uber paranoid and boostered catch this thing. Just my observation but it they seem to get it really fast after they had their booster. I know at least 3 that got it a week or so after.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Funny thing happened while watching. I had about an hour left, and took a break to score some lunch. When I returned and hit play, it bombed, telling me the video was no more. Google whacked the copy I was watching. No matter, I found it elsewhere.</p>
<p>Can&#8217;t stop the signal, man.</p>
<p>One of the most interesting parts was when he was describing how immunity works. If I recall he said that your T-cells build memory through experience, just as you would sparring or MMA fighting. You see the guy, you already know how to approach And what the notavax does is refocus and distract those t-cells to a protein that no longer is around. Makes sense as to why the vaxxed seem more susceptible to infection. Certainly, that&#8217;s my observation around these parts.</p>
<p>BTW- the tune the vax high priests and midwit lemming followers are singing is &#8220;I only was sick for three days. Thank God for the vax, which made it less severe!&#8221;</p>
<p>Which is bullshit. It&#8217;s less severe because it&#8217;s a mutated, weakened strain. I&#8217;ve noticed no difference in the symptoms in those I know that are vaxxed and those that aren&#8217;t.</p>
<p>It shouldn&#8217;t, but it does put a smile on my face watching the uber paranoid and boostered catch this thing. Just my observation but it they seem to get it really fast after they had their booster. I know at least 3 that got it a week or so after.</p>
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		By: Jim S		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2022 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&quot;Yes, indeed. All we can do with those who have cut off contact out of blind fear, is to pray for them and welcome them back when they repent – but ONLY if they apologise and ask for forgiveness.&quot;  Well said, unfortunately, for me, some relatives, friends, co-workers won&#039;t apologise and ask for forgiveness.  My in-laws are kind of in this category, which puts me in a delicate situation.  They drank the coof kool-aid and they are not coming back to any form of sanity.  I guess when God doesn&#039;t play a part in your life, you do fear death.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Yes, indeed. All we can do with those who have cut off contact out of blind fear, is to pray for them and welcome them back when they repent – but ONLY if they apologise and ask for forgiveness.&#8221;  Well said, unfortunately, for me, some relatives, friends, co-workers won&#8217;t apologise and ask for forgiveness.  My in-laws are kind of in this category, which puts me in a delicate situation.  They drank the coof kool-aid and they are not coming back to any form of sanity.  I guess when God doesn&#8217;t play a part in your life, you do fear death.</p>
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		By: Didact		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2022 16:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://didacticmind.com/2022/01/a-pandemic-of-blind-stupidity.html#comment-6754&quot;&gt;Robert W&lt;/a&gt;.

&lt;blockquote&gt;I have noticed the friendships that blew up when friends ‘over-reacted’ and thought I was under-reacting over the past 2 years…have started to come back. Sticking to truth and eschewing fear plants long term seeds, even if it hurts to loose in the short term.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Yes, indeed. All we can do with those who have cut off contact out of blind fear, is to pray for them and welcome them back when they repent - but ONLY if they apologise and ask for forgiveness.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://didacticmind.com/2022/01/a-pandemic-of-blind-stupidity.html#comment-6754">Robert W</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>I have noticed the friendships that blew up when friends ‘over-reacted’ and thought I was under-reacting over the past 2 years…have started to come back. Sticking to truth and eschewing fear plants long term seeds, even if it hurts to loose in the short term.</p></blockquote>
<p>Yes, indeed. All we can do with those who have cut off contact out of blind fear, is to pray for them and welcome them back when they repent &#8211; but ONLY if they apologise and ask for forgiveness.</p>
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		By: Robert W		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2022 16:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&quot;And, if you must, exclude the fearful and weak from your circle – they will drag you down with them.&quot;

&#038;

Proverbs 27:6 Amplified Bible
&quot;Faithful are the wounds of a friend [who corrects out of love and concern], But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful [because they serve his hidden agenda].&quot;

I have noticed the friendships that blew up when friends &#039;over-reacted&#039; and thought I was under-reacting over the past 2 years...have started to come back. Sticking to truth and eschewing fear plants long term seeds, even if it hurts to loose in the short term.

Great essay and rundown on Malone, thank you]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;And, if you must, exclude the fearful and weak from your circle – they will drag you down with them.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Proverbs 27:6 Amplified Bible<br />
&#8220;Faithful are the wounds of a friend [who corrects out of love and concern], But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful [because they serve his hidden agenda].&#8221;</p>
<p>I have noticed the friendships that blew up when friends &#8216;over-reacted&#8217; and thought I was under-reacting over the past 2 years&#8230;have started to come back. Sticking to truth and eschewing fear plants long term seeds, even if it hurts to loose in the short term.</p>
<p>Great essay and rundown on Malone, thank you</p>
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