{"id":80095,"date":"2021-11-22T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=80095"},"modified":"2021-11-21T11:39:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T17:39:02","slug":"pattern-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=80095","title":{"rendered":"Pattern Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I don\u2019t believe the doomsayers. In reply, they call me a science denier. Actually, I\u2019m practicing a different kind of science \u2013 pattern recognition \u2013 which informs my analysis.

Most political hoaxes are based on the logical fallacy \u201cAppeal to Authority.\u201d The hoax follows a familiar pattern. Once you recognize the pattern, the hoax is obvious.

\u201cThere are only a few years left to save the planet from global climate change. No, you can\u2019t see my data, you aren\u2019t capable of understanding it. I am a climate scientist. You must trust me and do as I say.\u201d

\u201cThe Second Amendment does not protect a personal right to bear arms. We know this because hardly anybody owned guns in colonial America. No, you can\u2019t see my probate court data, you aren\u2019t capable of understanding it. I am a historian. You must trust me and do as I say.\u201d

\u201cThere is no evidence the election was stolen. No, you can\u2019t see the ballot counting software, you\u2019re not capable of understanding it. I am an election official. You must trust me and do as I say.\u201d

It never works, of course. The truth leaks out eventually. Michael Mann\u2019s climate change \u201chockey stick\u201d graph has been thoroughly discredited. Michael Bellesiles\u2019 probate court research was simply made up. Statistical analysis shows significant election fraud occurred. These were not cases of “science” being challenged or denied, they were cases of “science” being manipulated and distorted to promote a specific political agenda. Once it became clear the “science” didn’t say what the proponents claimed it said, the hoax was laid bare for all to see – all who were willing to see. Not everybody is willing to see.

And now this: \u201cThe Covid virus is deadly to everyone of all ages. Only the Pfizer vaccine can save you from it. No, you can\u2019t see my data, you aren\u2019t capable of understanding it. I am a medical doctor. You must trust me and do as I say.\u201d

The funding and origin of the virus is shrouded in lies. Mortality statistics are inflated even as breakthrough cases are undercounted and vaccine adverse reactions are downplayed. Policies of lockdown, masks, social distance, mandatory vaccination are based on assertions, not evidence, backed by threat of prosecution and financial ruin, but only for those who lack political privilege.

The existence of the Covid virus is not a hoax. The panic response to the Covid virus is the hoax. This is not a medical problem. This is a political problem. We must begin treating it as one.

Joe Doakes<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I hope the actual science finds a way to recover from this past two years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I don\u2019t believe the doomsayers. In reply, they call me a science denier. Actually, I\u2019m practicing a different kind of science \u2013 pattern recognition \u2013 which informs my analysis. Most political hoaxes are based on the logical fallacy \u201cAppeal to Authority.\u201d The hoax follows a familiar pattern. Once you recognize the pattern, the hoax is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[416],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-covid19"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=80095"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80096,"href":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80095\/revisions\/80096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=80095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=80095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}