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    What are the reasons for refusing to wear masks?

    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.
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    What are the reasons for refusing to wear masks?

    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.
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    What are the reasons for refusing to wear masks?

    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.
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    What are the reasons for refusing to wear masks?

    Sounds like you are a mask wearer, so perhaps you should have resisted the urge to reply to this thread.
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    What are the reasons for refusing to wear masks?

    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...
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    đź”’ đź”’ đź”’ COVID-19 Deaths inflated?

    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
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    I don't see fall football without a vaccination for COVID-19

    "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...
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    Weather predicted for the south, especially MS, is scary...

    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.
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    Leach Tweet

    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...
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    Informative chart detailing magnitude of historical pandemics

    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.
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    OT - Question(s) about public school rankings

    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...
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    OT - Question(s) about public school rankings

    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...
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    OT - Question(s) about public school rankings

    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...
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    OT - Question(s) about public school rankings

    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...
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    OT - Question(s) about public school rankings

    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...
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