From the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, policy decisions have been more political than scientific. Much like the Clinton era term "conspiracy theorist" coined prior to the Monica Lewinsky scandal, assigned to anybody who spoke out about the "Whitewater" brouhaha, "COVID-denier" has been assigned to anyone who dares challenge the official narrative of COVID-19. Now, Dr. Bruce L. Miller takes it a step further, with his peer reviewed article in the Journal of the American Medical Association, published November 2nd 2020, the day before elections.

Dr. Miller begins his article by addressing education, citing a study titled "A look at the Americans who believe there is some truth to the conspiracy theory that COVID-19 was planned", Miller uses this one study to assert that uneducated individuals believe conspiracy theories, while college educated individuals do not. Another way to look at this tidbit, is that our universities are failing to encourage critical thinking skills. The study only measures one question with regard to education level, and is, in itself, a form of politicized science. Many blue collar families vote Republican, hold conservative values, and do not hold multiple master's degrees. This is not an indication of intelligence, but an indication of different values held by the technocratic elite who are creating the "science" of our age. In a bygone era, this was previously labeled "researcher bias".

Miller goes on to make claims that anyone who is guilty of "false beliefs", must be suffering from a mental or neurodegenerative disorder. "Recent theories suggest that false beliefs emerge when there are neuropsychological impairments that (1) promote formation of false beliefs due to faulty sensory information and (2) hinder rejection of a belief due to faulty prefrontal systems that evaluate thoughts and beliefs. The content of false beliefs in dementia with Lewy bodies and frontotemporal dementia differ but may offer insights into the shared neural mechanisms by which humans misperceive information. With both, the brain receives distorted sensory information that interferes with accurate interpretation of the world and lacks the circuitry needed to determine whether information received is true or false."

The correlation between questioning the official COVID-19 story line, and Dementia is quite astounding, and sets a concerning precedence for the future of science and medicine. Dr. Miller suggests a massive propaganda campaign to both incentivize correct beliefs, and punish false beliefs. A very short time ago, being transgendered, or gay, was considered a false belief. Shock therapy was often used on patients to "correct" their thinking.

With journal articles like this, the American public might want to quickly start asking "what science actually means"? The once golden rule of science being replicable, reproducible results, has been altered, as well as the new golden rule, outlined here by the Journal of the American Medical Association.

"Standards codified by laws are not only difficult to interpret in real life situations, but are virtually impossible to enforce. Ethical decisions in medical science must therefore depend finally on the wisdom, integrity, and self-imposed restraints of the scientist and his peers. A simple personal credo based on general ethical norms and on love and reverence for humanity has no equivalent for moral guidance. The medical researcher may find such a credo in Dogliotti’s simple but prudent advice to young physicians: “Follow the way of wisdom, and do unto others as you would do unto yourselves, heeding the voice of science, love and compassion.” Virtually impossible to enforce? Why bother having a Health Authority or any policy making body regarding science and medicine then? If the quantitative algorithm for the new golden rule is, "whatever the doctor says", then why even bother trying to legislate this omnipotent field?

Is Science our new God, doctors and scientists our new priests? What makes science ethical? Correct? True? Perhaps asking these questions qualifies as a neurodegenerative disorder?


--Breeauna Sagdal

Post Date: 2020-11-11 17:15:32