Comments by "Toby" (@toby9999) on "A Contagion of Bad Ideas: A Conversation with Eric Topol (Episode #256)" video.

  1. This discussion was pretty damn good and timely. What shocks me the most is the like/dislike ratio. I would thought people coming here would be rational thinkers? Apparently not?
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  2. And neither should you. Always fact check everything. I'm sure Sam Harris would agree.
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  3. He is.
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  4. The mRNA technology is not new. It is then years in the making and it's a platform perfectly suited to customization for cancer teatment. And while no one can be 100% sure about the long term effect, an understanding of mRNA should engender confidence. But people are over thing the. It's even simpler than that... do you want protection from short term and long term side effects that are most likely 10000X worse than the vaccine I.e. Covid-19? We now have the data from the largest human study ever conducted.
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  5. Whether he missed it or not, it's irrelevant to the science and data. I took the vaccine because of the science and trial data. I couldn't give a toss whether a bunch of PhDs are hesitant. I'm guessing Sam Harris would feel the same.
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  6. Brett has lost the plot in my opinion and I've lost any respect I had for him due to his ramblings on pandemic related issues. So much for the IDW. I had high hopes but it came to nothing. And debates can be a poor way of getting at truth.
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  7. With freedom comes responsibility. You want the freedom without the responsibility? That's what the antivaxxers, antimaskers and anti-lockdown folk want. They want their freedoms at the costs of other's lives and they don't give a toss.
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  8. Appart from the unnecessary stab at Trump, this was fantastic and timely. And yes, the BS being spread around the globe by the American far right is a disgrace. You guys could have done so much better.
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  9. Trump promoted vaccine development. It's a shame you had to spin it the other way and bash Trump yet again. Sure, I know you hate Trump (TDS) but can you please stop poluting what are otherwise fantastic podcasts. This is why I'm not a paid up subscriber. TDS. Please keep the rational hat on. Not the TDS one.
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  10. I didn't hear him say everything you claim he said but he would be correct in concluding that antivaxxers are either conspiracy nutters or terribly misinformed/uninformed. I can think of no other rational explanations given all of the facts.
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