re: #83 Mattand

I’m not in the mood to shrug my shoulders and go “Eh, people die every day, be it the flu or a white supremacist armed to the teeth. It’s just numbers.”

Your milage may vary.

As a scientist he should be aware:

We’ve significantly reduced road deaths (stricter treatment of drunk drivers, improved vehicle design for safety imposed by law, improved engineering of highways and safety devices, &c).

We have a preventative for flu deaths developed by scientists: Vaccines. Same with pneumonia.

We’ve dramatically lowered medical error or medically-induced diseases, by science-driven data leading to improved outcomes through regulations, laws, and practices.