[alexander_busek]

RE: Case Closed Nope. I still want to know what in your personal estimate is the number of deaths due directly to Covid. Even if exaggerated, I still want to know by how much. I want to know how lethal and serious this disease is. And please don’t give me the occasional motorcycle death with Covid. I know about it and that’s few and far between.

I'm sure you're a really nice fellah in real life, SeekAndFind, but the "line of reasoning" you are pursuing here is unsound / fallacious.

By admitting that it is entirely reasonable to doubt the "official figures," you have essentially admitted defeat.

"We've already established what your profession is - Now, we're just negotiating the price!"

It is not now incumbent upon your argumentative opponents to provide more-reliable figures.

xhrist and I merely challenged the "official figures" upon which your entire argument stands or falls. You almost immediately "backed down."

Q.E.D.

Regards,

[SeekAndFind]

RE: By admitting that it is entirely reasonable to doubt the “official figures,” you have essentially admitted defeat

My interest is not in winning or losing an argument but to get at the truth. If I’m wrong, I’m wrong and my knowledge would be the better for it.

So, let me repeat my question since you haven’t come close to even answering it... assuming the official figures exaggerate the number of deaths due directly to Covid, what in your estimation is the more accurate number?

You don’t have to give me an exact figure, just an estimate and better still, your reason for believing in this estimate.