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I watched the entire video, as, no doubt did the experts who discredited it. You seem to think that you have the knowledge to accurately assess whether this demonstration proves anything of import. I am quite sure you are, in fact, unqualified to make such a judgement. Just as I am unqualified...

Code for: I do not have a reputable source for my claim. You have been asked repeatedly to provide your source. Your silence on this matter is deafening.

All righty-then. I will not take the time, at least at the moment, to discover the track record of your website - I am sure it will prove to most enlightening and amusing. If you do not like Politifact, how about this: Dr John O’Horo, associate professor of medicine and an infectious disease...

Ah, yes the familiar "science-cannot-be-trusted-because-the-story-keeps-changing" line. For those of us who inhabit, you know, reality, we know that when a new virus appears it takes time to learn about it. So there are bound to be changes in the guidance offered to us. The real world is messy...

Again, more conspiracy-theory. As has been pointed out before, you could make such an "argument" to support any wild claim. I will trust the opinion of, for example, the National Academy of Sciences, over a doctor with an expired license, blowing smoke rings in his basement.

Well, you asked for it. From Politifact: In a video clip being shared on Facebook, a retired anesthesiologist who rails against mask wearing to protect against COVID-19 purports to demonstrate their ineffectiveness by blowing out the vapor from an electronic cigarette. The video carries the...

What in heaven's name is this? This is classic anti-science rhetoric - a completely unsupported wildly speculative statement. I would not have the guts to make such a claim without supporting it. Correction: I would not have the integrity to make such a claim without supporting it.

What posts? All I am asking for is a post number. Somebody posted this, without citing an actual source. I need the source. a cloth mask is 3% effective , which is statistically insignificant Penetration of cloth masks by particles was almost 97% and medical masks 44%.

Please answer the question!!! What is your source? If it turns out to be unreputable, then there is no such contradiction.

Again, where is your evidence? I have evidence to the contrary: The preponderance of evidence indicates that mask wearing reduces transmissibility per contact by reducing transmission of infected respiratory particles in both laboratory and clinical contexts. Public mask wearing is most...

You need to make your case, not just make claims. Can you name an appropriately qualified expert who directly made claims about cooling. Journalists don't count - they can distort what the scientists say.

This is not the point. The point is that I am certain the overall landscape of the evidence shows that masks are indeed effective. And I have cited some evidence to this effect.

Do you not understand that you cannot just claim that "Masks do not restrict the flow of covid particles no matter what other safety precautions are used". You need to cite a reliable source. And when you write this: The moronic storyline that masks work if used with other safety precautions...

What is your actual source, please? Note the following from the British Medical Journal: Meanwhile, a preprint tested the effectiveness of different face masks and compared this with the perceptions of protection among 710 US residents.11 A TSI 8038+machine was used to test N95, surgical, and...

Let's review. You stated this: funny how science never said masks work to stop the spread of a virus until now.... I responded with this: You claim that science never said masks work to stop the spread of a virus. I do not believe this - please make your case I still do not believe you when...

Well please do.

Gish Gallop. You paste a HUGE list of stuff and expect me to wade through it. This is a common strategy used in these debates. Now then: The very first claim in that huge list is from Arnold Reitze - not a climate expert: he has degrees in law and public health. These do not qualify him to...

How does this support your case? The very data you provide shows that, yes, masks are effective. Not very in the case of cloth mask but quite effective in the case of medical masks. It needs to be pointed out that a finding that a medical mask only reduces penetrance by about 50% does not...

Why are you not answering my question? You claimed this: researchers know masks worn by most people do not inhibit transmission of covid particles, but practicing cleanliness and avoiding contact with others, coupled with the wearing of masks, should reduce the likelihood of catching the...

Oh my. This (and other) threads are a veritable clinic in bad reasoning. I cannot believe it needs to be pointed out that, of course, thousands, nay thousands upon thousands upon thousands, of people around the world will, yes, drop dead "shortly" after receiving a Covid vaccine. How many blows...