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Originally Posted by Blueblaze

That's a perfect prescription for surrendering your liberty (and your country) to anyone with a sheepskin.

I don't need to understand quantum physics because it has no bearing on my life.

But when someone with a PhD tells me he's going to confiscate my right to earn a living or educate my children or participate in a secure election "for my own good", and he thinks I'm too stupid to understand his reasons -- that's a whole other thing.

I may not understand the math behind quantum physics, but I understand the basic concepts.

And I may not have a PhD in virology, but I'm perfectly capable of understanding disease death rates, vaccine response, acquired immunity, and the size of a virus compared to the size of the weave of a cloth mask -- not to mention the studies showing how pointless a cloth mask is at stopping the spread of a virus.

And you can be sure, if you tell me you need to crash the economy and pay workers not to work, in order to save them from a disease with a 99.5% survival rate that only kills retired people, I reserve the right to check your facts!

Do you mean that a wise, comprehending intellect and common sense have value? What an astute observation and thank you for your contribution!