24 Nov 20
@kevcvs57 saidI’ll be keeping an eye on your progress 😀
But you and others here can stop worrying about possible ill effects of the vaccine because I shall be taking it before you.
If I’m still being wilfully naive in the spring you can probably relax and get the vaccine.
24 Nov 20
The post that was quoted here has been removedOne of the fellows I had class with left the whole PhD program after a disagreement with his guiding professor on something that was never actually disclosed to us. It was utterly shocking because I had felt that he got along with the Professor, who was reasonable, though a bit disagreeable.
I also viewed the student as similarly a very reasonable and nice guy.
It kind of boggled me that two people I liked had ended up coming to such an extreme impasse.
There were also times where students fought with one another over administrative issues or even rivalries. I found it to be shocking. I also found that a lot of people had big egos -- it was something that did not bother me so much, because if I let it do so I would be a hypocrite, but it was, nonetheless, shocking and unpleasant at times.
The post that was quoted here has been removedSo you accuse me of straw man construction whilst busily constructing a straw man that I’m claiming that scientist are “perfect noble altruistic saints” when I clearly stated that I believe they are human beings. So definitely not “perfect noble altruistic saints” .
I’m simply giving my rationale for opting to take the vaccine. Which involves a risk assessment encompassing the possible ill effects of the vaccine against the possible ill effects of full blown covid on me personally given my age and underlying issues.
25 Nov 20
@divegeester saidI never asked you a question. If I asked someone else a question they could not answer it and neither can you.
I’m pointing out that the question you asked is easily answered, even for lay persons such as ourselves, with a simple google search.
You asked the question as though the answer itself held some shoe-drop insight which supported your bias. Hence my reply.