Blog Post: How Do We Deal With a Worldwide Pandemic?

Mar 14, 2020 • 3y ago
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Posted by: Joseph Halter
{"ops":[{"insert":"The medical experts and government have had different points of views on this health issue and seems recently it is more consistent.\nThe federal government failed to take the intelligence information seriously in January, it is now but the spread is global. Just looked at the CDC site and they are updating their information as they learn more about the virus. In my opinion, the CDC, who are the medical experts did not have a system in place for the seriousness and scale this virus has presented. Tests, ventilators, masks, medical supplies, etc are in short supply. Thus, the \"flattening of the curve\" is now needed.\nI am hopeful both are working in tangent to mitigate this health and economic crisis.\n\nPS. I do not want to get into the \"blame game\", we need to rapidly move forward with appropriate and adequate medical supplies and a vaccination.\n"}]}
Posted by: Joseph Halter
{"ops":[{"insert":"Great outline of the pandemic, Linda!\nThe questions are well stated for each discipline or point of view.\nI think this post should be the most important one for our community since it is a real issue for critical thinking, not theory, etc.\nI truly believe the Community for Critical Thinking can be part of the solution for this problem and future ones. It would be super if the Elder/Paul model for critical thinking be tested on this global issue. Having different points of views, information and concepts from the global community on what are some inferences, conclusions and implications that would be part of the process of answering the questions raised and new ones for discovery and implementation.\nThis pandemic should be a paramount motivator for all of us to work together using critical thinking for a real global crisis.\nFootnote: A high school student is doing his part on the Corona Virus by creating a"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://ncov2019.live/data"},"insert":" website "},{"insert":"for updated information.\nAddendum #1 Questions\nEconomic\nHow can the countries, businesses and individuals reallocate resources now to mitigate the pandemic?\nHow can we accelerate the use of technology and medical science to discover new vaccinations? What incentives are needed?\nWhat are the risk/rewards for accelerating new medical experimentation?\nAddendum#2 Comparison on Corona Virus\nA recent article, "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2020/03/20/ron-johnson-coronavirus-comments-draw-fire-white-house-briefing/2886017001/"},"insert":"\"That's totally way out there\" "},{"insert":"shows how faulty comparisons can be made.\nAddendum#3 Assumptions and Implications\nThe Center for Critical Thinking Community Online is a new feature by the Foundation and I am pleased to be a part of it. It creates an avenue for the powerful potential of critical thinking people. The current pandemic fosters a greater reliance on this forum. This week it was announced that the 40th International Conference was postpone and will be scheduled later and will be virtual due in part to the pandemic.\nI read "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/03/19/coronavirus-effect-economy-life-society-analysis-covid-135579"},"insert":"Coronavirus will change the world permanently: Here's How"},{"insert":", it offers many assumptions and implications on this major event in 2020. I hope we, the Community and the Foundation will be proactive and develop the virtual tools to help us play a more active role in our dialogue on this site.\nAddendum#4 Great site for sources of information from many points of views. "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://intelligence.weforum.org/topics/a1G0X000006O6EHUA0?tab=publications"},"insert":"World Economic Forum"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Posted by: DR. PHILLIP CRENSHAW
{"ops":[{"insert":"Is the United States actually a Democratic Republic? How are the \"Executive Orders\" imposed by the Governors of respective States imposing upon the Constitution Rights of Americans? Ever since 9/11, it appears that government's answer to a nationwide crisis is to \"suspend\" aspects of the constitution (e.g., the Patriot Act; the present shut-down of the U.S. economy accompanied by \"stay-at-home 'orders'\").\n\nI also wonder, if the United States has been preparing for bio terrorism, why does our government seem so perplexed with the problems arising from the crisis?\n\nHas the government conducted a \"cost-benefit\" analysis relevant to the numbers contracting the disease--and possibly dying--in comparison to the implications associated with massive job loss. Again, another example of lack of empathy withing the human mind.\n"}]}
Posted by: Joseph Halter
{"ops":[{"insert":"Just read this article by "},{"attributes":{"bold":true,"link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/opinion/coronavirus-economy.html"},"insert":"A Plan to Get America Back to Work"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" by Thomas Friedman. "},{"insert":"\nIt provides a measured approach to the health and economic issue of the corona virus and the cost benefit of both point of views are stated clearly.\n\nAddendum: Found this article that elaborates on trade-offs and costs and benefits of the virus: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/03/27/economy-public-health-virus/?arc404=true"},"insert":"https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/03/27/economy-public-health-virus/?arc404=true"},{"insert":"\n\nAddendum: 2 Great quote: “The choice is not between health and economics but about optimizing the public health response to save lives while minimizing economic harm.” "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/opinion/covid-trump-plan.html"},"insert":"NYTimes"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
Posted by: Lisa Sabend
{"ops":[{"insert":"Thank you for an informative post! This all makes perfect sense to me. It seems we (USA) are making progress day by day in learning the answers to some of these questions. It also seems like there is still a lot of uncertainty about the actual numbers and the virus itself, these are the questions that still need to be answered, or answered in a more detailed way to provide true clarity. My questions are: Do the medical experts and our government know more about the virus than they are sharing with the public? Or, do they really just not know that much about this virus yet? This is the unknown that has created the uncertainty we all feel, and fear surrounding the entire situation.\n"}]}