• DivineDev@piefed.social
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      18 天前

      Sure, if you have a novel result, say from some experiment, you afterwards come up with theories to explain it. This is different from policy decisions though, where you have a situation at hand and need to come up with a way to deal with it.

      In this case:

      There’s an epidemic, we need to contain it
      -> it spreads through viruses expelled be sneezing
      -> use a mask to hinder the spread

      vs

      People tell me to use masks, I don’t like that -> I need a reason to justify not wearing a mask
      -> “I can’t breathe!!”