Thunderf00t 'splains Swine Flu

[mattman59]

Not only does he pwn creationist but he also makes epidemiology easy to understand.

YouTube - Swine Flu, Knowledge Enables Prevention

Also when this guy starts getting scared, so will I.

 

[sfs]

Also when this guy starts getting scared, so will I.

What exactly did you find reassuring about that?

 

[mattman59]

What exactly did you find reassuring about that?

Check out his passed videos, he is not exactly stupid and from what I can tell has a pretty good understanding of the subject matter.

 

[Vehementi Dominus]

Seen quite a lot of his vids, the man's pretty intelligent.

 

[sfs]

Check out his passed videos, he is not exactly stupid and from what I can tell has a pretty good understanding of the subject matter.

I wasn't suggesting he was stupid. I just didn't find anything reassuring in the video. His basic message was that the best time to stop a pandemic is before human-to-human transmission starts (which is no longer possible for H1N1), that this virus could be more virulent than the Spanish Influenza of 1918, and that you should try to avoid catching the virus. His demeanor was calm, but what facts did he present that were reassuring?

 

[Vehementi Dominus]

I don't think it was supposed to be reassuring, just informative.

 

[plindboe]

I wasn't suggesting he was stupid. I just didn't find anything reassuring in the video. His basic message was that the best time to stop a pandemic is before human-to-human transmission starts (which is no longer possible for H1N1), that this virus could be more virulent than the Spanish Influenza of 1918, and that you should try to avoid catching the virus. His demeanor was calm, but what facts did he present that were reassuring?

I don't think the OP found it reassuring. Perhaps you misunderstand the last sentence.

Peter

 

[sfs]

I don't think the OP found it reassuring. Perhaps you misunderstand the last sentence.

Peter

Quite possibly. I frequently misunderstand things. Or so my wife claims.

 

[keith99]

What exactly did you find reassuring about that?

What is reassuring is often a comparitive. It seems many other sources are already saying the sky is falling. Often not in so many words, and usually not in hte details. But the headlines and emotional content of other sources is just that, near panic.

Calm alone is enough to be reassuring in comparison.