Have you lost friends because of their fanatical beliefs in bizarre things like gods, coronavirus, new normal, ghosts, zombies, vampires or spirit beings?

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Another example. Masks -

Masks prevent people from spitting on you when they talk. You can't blow out a candle while wearing a mask. But there are these things called "Unintended Consequences"

Would you go into a grocery store, touch all the merchandise, the carts and baskets, everything that others have breathed on and touched, covering your hands in all sorts of germs and viruses - And then after you left, lick your hands? Of course not.

Instead, people touch all sorts of germ and virus covered things, then they take off their masks wiping their germ and virus covered hands all over it. Then they put those germ and virus covered masks back on their face. Right against their nose and mouth.

It doesn't matter if N95 masks work when used properly, or if you can't blow out a candle wearing a cloth mask. Those don't matter because unintended consequences make it so masks spread more germs and viruses, and they guarantee that the people wearing them will breathe in and spread far, far, more viruses than if they don't wear them.

Also, if someone is feeling sick, they still go out. They go out and spread their viruses and germs everywhere. But they think it's ok because they're wearing a mask.

These are what are called *"Unintended Consequences". Yes it is true that people are less likely to spit on you when they talk. But they're also far, far more likely to go out when they're sick. And you are far, far more likely to get infected if you lick your germ and virus covered hands, or wipe your germ and virus covered hands all over the mask that you put on your face.

Again, "anti-vaxxers" will say that masks don't work, they impede child development, the virus is this small and masks filter out things that small. Meanwhile, I'm instead saying, "virus bad, stop the spread". And I'm agreeing that they won't get spit on when people talk to them, and that they can't blow out a candle. While those things may be irrelevant and invalid in these situations - On their own, those statements are still true. So I acknowledge them and don't disagree with them.

Another example. Masks - Masks prevent people from spitting on you when they talk. You can't blow out a candle while wearing a mask. But there are these things called *"Unintended Consequences"* Would you go into a grocery store, touch all the merchandise, the carts and baskets, everything that others have breathed on and touched, covering your hands in all sorts of germs and viruses - And then after you left, lick your hands? Of course not. Instead, people touch all sorts of germ and virus covered things, then they take off their masks wiping their germ and virus covered hands all over it. Then they put those germ and virus covered masks back on their face. Right against their nose and mouth. It doesn't matter if N95 masks work when used properly, or if you can't blow out a candle wearing a cloth mask. Those don't matter because unintended consequences make it so masks spread more germs and viruses, and they guarantee that the people wearing them will breathe in and spread far, far, more viruses than if they don't wear them. Also, if someone is feeling sick, they still go out. They go out and spread their viruses and germs everywhere. But they think it's ok because they're wearing a mask. These are what are called *"Unintended Consequences". Yes it is true that people are less likely to spit on you when they talk. But they're also far, far more likely to go out when they're sick. And you are far, far more likely to get infected if you lick your germ and virus covered hands, or wipe your germ and virus covered hands all over the mask that you put on your face. - Again, "anti-vaxxers" will say that masks don't work, they impede child development, the virus is this small and masks filter out things that small. Meanwhile, I'm instead saying, "virus bad, stop the spread". And I'm agreeing that they won't get spit on when people talk to them, and that they can't blow out a candle. While those things may be irrelevant and invalid in these situations - On their own, those statements are still true. So I acknowledge them and don't disagree with them.

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