[PeterPrinciple]

nd finally, I am convinced there are a number of (maybe) real scientists (Dr. Anthony Fauci comes to mind) who may in fact have their own ideological agenda and willingness to misrepresent the whole truth, and thus perpetrate the misinformation.

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So how do we determine truth? Can we ever completely know truth?

Is truth relative or absolute? Yes. Some truth is relative, we are all individuals Covid and other things affect us all differently. But govt wants one solution for all of us. To them we are all the same.

Is truth absolute? Yes some is. It is unknowable but yet we can chew on the edges and move close to truth.

The essence of science is seeking truth, but we want answers.

I remember clearly the first day of my first stastics class.

Statistics NEVER gives you an answer, at best, it give you another question.

[Grandpa Drudge]

I memorized my lifetime favorite quote from the author of my high school junior year physical science class textbook, Linus Pauling.

"Say not 'this is the truth' but 'so it seems to me to be, as I see this thing I think I see'."

However, we are always left with the preponderance of the evidence, and the ability to reach logical conclusions based on that evidence, but only if we care enough to actually reach those conclusions and take appropriate action.

In the case of mask mandates, (also vaccine mandates) I think the time for conclusions and corrective action is NOW!