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The Anti-Mask League of 1919: The Cultural Battle of an Enduring Pandemic
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seesawtron
on July 27, 2020
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behrlich95
on July 27, 2020
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We think we are some sort of super 21st Century beings, but our cognitive biases remain the same.
mariodiana
on July 27, 2020
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Is there evidence that masks did anything to halt the spread of the Spanish flu?
kingnothing
on July 27, 2020
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There is evidence that social distancing helped. I'm not sure about masks specifically.
https://qz.com/1816060/a-chart-of-the-1918-spanish-flu-shows...
charlieo88
on July 27, 2020
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Do you have evidence that masks are ineffective in reducing the transmission of influenza?
mariodiana
on July 28, 2020
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In science, as in logic, the onus of proof is on the positive.
charlieo88
on July 28, 2020
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mariodiana
on July 29, 2020
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zach_garwood
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Ah yes, the "I am rubber, you are glue" argument.
seesawtron
on July 27, 2020
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"Time is a flat circle" -- Friedrich Nietzsche
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