That may be the case when YOU use it
I use it to describe someone arguing against a point I didn't make because they have no good response to the topic in question. That's why I explained that I was asking about VOLUNTARILY wearing a mask (or not). Accordingly, "freedom" would be a straw-man.
OSHA website disagrees with you
Some of your points are technically correct, but you are missing the big picture with respect to OSHA and masks for COVID prevention:
https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/covid-19-faq.html
See the third FAQ.
Courage is not universally positive. It simply means proceeding despite fear, discomfort, etc. Sorry for the confusion, but don't over-interpret anything I wrote.
This is purely exploratory on my part as I have yet to hear anyone express a clear justification for the refusal. I have heard the following, but none of these seem valid to me:
1. hypoxia
This is obviously false and likely just an excuse to cover for an embarrassing reason.
2. freedom
This is...
Here's a graph of excess deaths through April 4 compared to the previous 5 years
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2020/04/27/covid-19-death-toll-undercounted
"twice as bad as the flu" is misleading as we have never shut down the country for the annual flu. If it were "business as usual," most evidence suggests this would be 20-50x the impact of the flu. This whole thing is more complex than basic algebra, so calculating percentages of incomplete data...
This person has no idea what they are talking about. Ignore them at all times.
This much arrogance and ignorance are a dangerous combo. If they will make up expertise/insight about dangerous severe weather, they will certainly mislead you on less-important issues.
How many of those claiming there's too much political correctness and offended groups are still uptight about someone on The Weather Channel referring to a part of Mississippi as "the landmass" almost a decade ago?
PC is just like southern hospitality. Both are ways of treating others politely...
You say "informative," but I think it's misleading. It's comparing cumulative deaths over years or even decades to something that's been around ~3 months. The less-informed will find false hope from this graphic.
I won't argue that my imagination and knowledge of home school is not limited
But, at least my basic math is strong. What you describe would be significantly MORE expensive for both the school (teaching fewer total kids per teacher) and the parents (paying more in childcare and taxes). I am...
I'm guessing even most pastors would recommend that you focus more on the "forest" rather than a "tree" or two that makes you angry.
Your singular focus on evolution is apparently causing you to speak/type in mostly non sequiturs, so discussion with you is pretty difficult.
Don't be surprised...
You can't just say things and make them be true. My kid (in Mississippi) was friends with classmates who were Catholic, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, and all sorts of Protestant. How is that just "one worldview"? It seems you are upset that public schools favor science over faith as a way to...
What you seem to mean is that you want YOUR oversight over the education. I am guessing that you wouldn't be interested in my input as soon as it went against your ideals.
My perspective is that those different (even subtle differences) worldviews are less likely to be experienced (not just...
Serious question: What is your preferred alternative
I cannot imagine that homeschool or religious-based schools will provide enough exposure to external information to produce more independent thinkers. I am not bashing either form. I am just responding to your concern about "hive mind," and...