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Originally Posted by Windguy

This is science—not religion. If you want dogma that doesn’t change with new facts, go to church.

The Scientific Method works because new information is used to refute or validate hypotheses (speculations). The hypotheses that survive scrutiny become well-tested theories.

A lot of the early guidance resulted from the experts being conservative because the virus was new and they were not certain how it worked. They tried to head off the selfish hoarders who would have bought up all the masks and left none for the heroes fighting in the trenches, so they discouraged mask use. These people are doing the best they can given the circumstances, so please cut them a little slack.

It didn’t help when anti-science leaders told the public to ignore the scientists. That made it much harder to fight the disease. Far fewer people would be dead and we would be closer to working our way back to normal if it hadn’t been for them.

True!