Comments by "Helen Trope" (@heliotropezzz333) on "The mystery of how long Covid damages our memory - BBC News" video.

@philcav9891 What an inhumane response.
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@Trancedd I agree with you that science is ever changing, ever flowing. That's the nature of science. We are always learning. When people say 'trust science' others may misunderstand it as 'this is the definitive truth' (and therefore they may distrust it) whereas it means this is the best knowledge we have at the moment. Science is based on hypothesis, testing, and results that are repeatable or verifiable by peers, so it's the best process we have. It can be challenged by other hypotheses in the light of further knowledge or empirical evidence but these also have to be testable, verifiable and repeatable. That's very different from conspiracy theories which anyone can throw into the media without verifiable evidence.
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@philcav9891 You have to be unedcuated and know nothing about pandemics or science to believe what you've just said. Education in one form or another got us this far, or would you rather stay in cavemen times?
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@Yorkyscott On the contrary. Lack of education means more easily indoctrinated or manipulated.
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@thefrenchruraldream8069 No because when things are that new it takes a while before enough evidence can be gathered and analysed. Science is not an instant process. Conspiracy theories can be an instant process though.
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@Yorkyscott Sadly not so. Education enables critical thinking, assessment, comprehension, historical context and an understanding of basic science and the scientific process. Lack of education means people often don't even have a basic understanding of science, what it is and the scientific method. It means they are more likely to latch on to simple but inaccurate explanations.
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@James-gf9jl The exit strategy for what? There are hardly any measures in place now.
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@Trancedd I do believe there are conspiracies from time to time (or I would categorise many of them as balls ups followed by cover ups) but not global ones. Globally the nations of the world can't seem to agree on anything, let alone agree a global conspiracy and make it lasting and keep it secret. There's no evidence of that and people who latch on to those ideas seem to be those who are not educated enough to understand how world economies work. Most of the world lives in a capitalist system and that has certain pressures and ways of working that will play out worldwide. They are pressures inherent in how the sytem works - not a load of worldwide shady characters plotting in some indefinable way. I don't know why you think I think that corporate narratives are always valid. That's not the case. Corporate business will cover up when it can but you seem to think there's a whole conspiracy level which includes corporations, governments, scientists, the public sector and I don't know what. You do not seem to recognise when information is honest and valid.It's like when people lose trust in what they are being told, in the end they can no longer tell truth from lies,and that's the real damage of all the lies that now pervade governments and corporations, but the truth is still there to be found. It's just not recognised by many, when it's seen. Democracy is an important thing which allows us to kick out government and express our views. Distrust anyone who takes measures to decrease democracy, to make it difficult to vote, or to pack the judiciary and the executive with government friends and supporters. A certain amount of that will always happen but there are checks and balances which should not be removed. In the end voters choose who they will listen to and the less educated they are the more they can be persuaded to blame scapegoats for the problems of the country or the economy. That's a sad fact. I wish it wasn't so,
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@pablolowenstein1371 I think bullshit detectors exist at all levels of society. The most vulnerable get hit the hardest so hopefully most of them see through the bullshit but how do they see through it? Are they then they then attracted to simplistic violent solutions aimed at scapegoats? The government can ignore the interests of those who don't vote and rely on the vulnerable feeling hopeless and apathetic but those most adversely affected have the numbers to make a real difference if they would only vote. Ignore the rhetoric and the patriotic veneer and look at what's actually on offer for them (or not on offer) in the manifestos before voting.
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