Science is reverse engineering the universe, which is complicated and obscure,
at large scale and small. Most of its properties cannot be sensed directly by
human beings, so instruments and mathematics are required. Experiments must be
performed. Data needs to be accumulated and analyzed. Theories proposed and
tested.
It takes time and patience and just when you think you have it figured out,
some new twist comes along.
It's ongoing, fun and exciting, but hard work and not a walk in the park.
73,Ken, AB1J
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Brown <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com>
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Sent: Sun, Oct 23, 2022 8:20 am
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Aging contesters
On 10/22/2022 5:25 PM, kq2m@kq2m.com wrote:
> The facts never changed, but what the doctors chose to believe and why
> was/is a different matter.
In situations like COVID19, which was a brand new virus, the scientists
were using the scientific method to learn from what evidence they could
gather how the virus was transmitted, how it affected humans. At the
beginning they were pretty sure that it was transmitted in the air, and
because the virus was so dangerous, they erred on the side of caution,
assuming that there MIGHT BE transmission via contact with the virus on
surfaces until they were able to rule it out, which took quite a while.
Which is why we were letting packages sit for a couple of days, and
wiping them down with bleach before touching them.
This wasn't a matter of what someone chose to believe, but rather a
matter of what had not yet been learned!
73, Jim K9YC
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