Nevertheless, as followers of this thread will be aware, even amongst we amateur sleuths who seek the truth about this pandemic objectively, underneath every single post on this thread lurks Immanuel Kant and his “Critique of Pure Reason”. When it comes to objectivity, none of us has clean hands. So, how do we sift the wheat from the chaff, and the dross from the gold, not just in the truths others try to sell us, but in our own? Despair not! There is a BS detector. Look for a claim’s philosophy of causation (aetiology). As I suggested previously, find a logical fallacy and you find Kant. By way of example, I see Jim H # 177 (reply to #171) is pleased that you see “The ....machine that you are awakening to Janie.” And what does Jim believe you see? Why it is that “corrupt, global elite”. Now, my BS detector redlined here. The most common of all falsehoods, the old Post Hoc Propter Hoc logical fallacy (e.g. The rooster crowed, then the sun rose, therefore the rooster caused the sun to rise): Major premise: Janie says she’s frustrated on the lack of media connecting the pandemic and the “people behind it”, Minor premise: The people behind it are a “corrupt, global elite” (drum roll here), Conclusion: The corrupt global elite did it just like Janie said!!! (play twilight zone theme here) Uh, no Jim, even Blind Freddy can see that by definition, in every human endeavor there are people behind it (post hoc). And no, Jim, Freddy and I can’t see a single shred of evidence for the existence of a corrupt global elite, and least of all in this logic (propter hoc). So sorry, Jim, as Chris puts it, black eye for you trying to sell us such a logically fallacious conclusion. Nice try Jim, but no cigar. But wait, Jim, don’t you tell us this “elite” wants us to “...create bogeymen when they say so...” ...... ( duh dee duh duh, duh dee duh duh). Thanks for the heads up Jim, that you are part of this sinister and murky elite. I believe you. (Fade out on twilight zone theme)Wildtravel, What a load of horseshit! Or as you might opine, sophistry disguised as erudition. I am entirely comfortable with Jimh's characterization of a corrupt global elite as causative here, your undergraduate level Introduction to Philosophy 101 course inspired edification notwithstanding, as the press clearly are promulgating deliberate disinformation regarding the virus, HCQ etc. on top of a unequivocal history of similarly documented behavior on all manner of agendas. Such behavior which is apparent to any independent critical thinking individual with the ability for pattern recognition and who has been paying attention. It is this 'awakening that Jim was lauding with regards to Jane's post. Do you dispute that there exists corrupt global elites in positions of power? Do you think that our mainstream press is free and unbiased and not owned, operated and influenced by elite special interests complete with sheep dipped Langley operatives? given you post I I suspect that the irony of your heroic device a "BS detector" for cutting through the clutter of epidemiological conundrums we sleuths face in discerning truth and overcoming bias is lost on you. mm