More non-defense of vaccine mandates from Caplan: “Liberty Inducers Are Effective and Ethical So, the political opponents are making a philosophical m...
No one’s. Same with the solitary drinker or drug user or smoker. But, once again, this isn’t close to the issue because no one, least of all me, have ...
He does, both here and in other things he’s written. Again, I’m sorry this runs counter to what you want to believe. I can’t help that. He says it’s w...
He’s in favor of vaccine mandates. Sorry you refuse to see this. He even gives you what you want: the “ought”. More: “Rather than restricting liberty,...
This isn’t what it’s about. You continually get this exactly wrong. I’ll repeat it a thousand times: it’s not only a matter of “vaccines work, so why ...
Yes, this is exactly what he’s doing. “In addition to mandates” makes that clear, along with prior things he’s written. You’ve simply misread it becau...
So the plot thickens. As I suspected, this is really just libertarian “principles” once again coming to absurd conclusions. JS Mill was a fine thinker...
Yes, he does. Hence the “in addition…” He’s building off of the necessity of mandates— it’s right in the title, in fact. But apparently you’re not fam...
“In this situation, those who do not vaccinate are not just risking their health, but putting others at risk of a disease that can harm and kill them....
No one is arguing for that, as I said at the beginning. These mandates are not legal. You still have a choice— even if you view it as unfair, it’s sti...
Whatever that may be, I’m in favor of it. I’m not in favor of demonstrably wrong suggestions based on misunderstanding science. I have— several times....
I’ve argued as well. Claiming I haven’t doesn’t change it. The responses are there, on record. I argue in favor of mandates. I argue why I’m in favor ...
Vaccine Mandates Aren’t Enough. Make Unvaccinated People Pay if They Harm Others. https://www.barrons.com/articles/coronavirus-vaccine-mask-mandate-un...
We should — provided they understand the medical facts. Medical ethicists usually do. You — whatever you are — clearly do not. So your advice about wh...
This is really your reasoning? Did you say you were an “ethicist”? Or perhaps you don’t understand medicine or virology— which is in fact the case, gi...
No, it’s doctors we should be listening to. Mostly virologists, epidemiologists, infectious disease experts, etc. What’s “riled-up” mean here? Doctors...
This is simply incorrect. You’re not listening to what doctors are saying. They’re not encouraging everyone get vaccinated simply because they’re nice...
I don’t see how you could read my response and not see exactly where I object. Nevertheless, you ask why. Why do you agree with government “flexing it...
I’m opposed to people being made to stop smoking, though I think it’s wise to stop. But this isn’t the question. Why? Because (1) we’re not talking ab...
I want to loop back to the OP, because I still maintain it’s an important topic in today’s climate: I think a handful of people have actually addresse...
https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/1437172664821600262?s=20 Just came across this. Seems about right. There's plenty of literature on this. It has...
Right. This is happening, one way or another. It's completely legitimate. Refusal to understand or "agree with" the law isn't an excuse when you're pu...
No. "But should we engage for the sake of others who are rational but "on the fence"?" That was the question. The discussion with Baker wasn't a compl...
There is. If we know nothing about a subject, and care about truth, accuracy, well-being, etc., then the rational choice is the consensus view. If we ...
I agree. You're in no position to judge if it's more or less compelling. Which is why plenty of people get sucked into Alex Jones. He's very compellin...
So sue Creationists and flat-earthers, etc? I won't bother following this line of thought. But thanks for the tip. No, it doesn't. You say this becaus...
I guess you couldn't read between the lines, so I'll spell it out: what was said still applies, whether vaccinated or not. HIs entire comment was base...
Sue who? Affect and effect are overlapping. I decided a while ago not to bother with "affect." How pathetic that you resort to this, by the way. Can't...
:rofl: How utterly pathetic that this is the hill one chooses to die on -- vaccines, during a pandemic. In their minds, this is akin to Socrates and J...
You think it's a truism, but it isn't. It treats everything as if there are "two sides," and there aren't. Are there really "two sides" to whether the...
Perfectly fine. Just like it's perfectly fine to smoke if you choose to do so. I think you're an idiot for doing so, but it's your right. Just stay aw...
This is misleading. Try arguing both-sides to the flat earth “debate.” It simply looks ridiculous there. Yes, as laymen we should question those in au...
“Logic.” :rofl: “Against climate change? Then don’t drive a car or heat your house!” How original! Because we haven’t heard this denialist bullshit (s...
No, you can't. It is. I don't care who it pisses off. Smoking laws piss people off -- doesn't give them a right to make everyone take in secondhand sm...
I think a great option is for private insurers to up the cost for those unvaccinated. That's a very sensible move, on top of other measures. My tax mo...
Most Americans support vaccine mandates in certain public spaces, survey finds "In an ideal world, vaccine requirements (or weekly testing) wouldn’t b...
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