Flu Deaths Five Times Higher Than COVID Deaths

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[–]jamesK_3rd 13 insightful - 2 fun13 insightful - 1 fun14 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

Whatever it is, this isn't the question.

The question is do we shut down the world economy and our lives themselves over TB, the flu, herpes, hiv, or any of the other different types of virus and/or sars-coronavirus that exist.

Life is inherently risky. Retreating to your home to swipe right on grindr just changes to a different type of risk profile.

The government cannot eliminate risk from every facet of life for you no matter what they may tell you or how hard atheism requires you to believe that it can.

The median age of death for covid 19 is 78, ironically the average life expectancy for males in the USA is a similar number.

A majority of the believers in atheism might be ready for the govt to rule them as evidenced by the fact that some states have less than a hundred or two hundred deaths from (or while testing positive for) the virus and lockdown/facemask/goggles are in full effect and the masses are completely compliant.

This is a political question, not a scientific one. If it were scientific, we would've isolated those at the most risk months ago, instead of executing them while jailing everyone else.

Of course none of this matters, largely because it is political, and the outcomes are fairly set it would seem.

[–]Ossidiana 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

The question is do we shut down the world economy and our lives themselves over TB, the flu, herpes, hiv, or any of the other different types of virus and/or sars-coronavirus that exist.

This is the typical ignorant and egocentric response of someone who isn't at risk or doesn't know they're at risk.

And hey, America and Brasil are following your advice. How's their coronavirus death toll?

[–]StBlops2cel_is_Lord 5 insightful - 4 fun5 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 4 fun -  (3 children)

typical ignorant and egocentric

you just described yourself, bravo, fatty

[–]Ossidiana 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

"Fatty"? Sorry, I'm not American. Thankfully I'm not overweight. Are you?

[–]StBlops2cel_is_Lord 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

You SOUND like a fatty. Also, the fattest country is Mexico, US is only #2.

[–]Ossidiana 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not fat. It comes from a culture who doesn't grow up with junk food, like America does. Thankfully, not every country has an obesity problem like you do, at least for now. So...... what about YOU? Are you also fat, or just ugly? I'm betting on ugly AND fat. Very fat, and sweaty.