I can’t tell if this was a criticism of me or an agreement with me, lol. But, yeah, it’s a lot more important to know what’s physically going on and communicate on that level than to worry about subtle differences between definitions. What’s physically going on is the why.

Maybe, Idk. I don’t worry too much about definitions as long as I can figure out what’s physically happening they don’t matter.

Honestly, I think other countries should just block US citizens from traveling until we at lest put the CDC back together. Just like, a minimum standard. Or maybe put US Citizens in quarantine for some period.

Wtf, no. Lots of animals can tolerate both bacteria and parasites that humans can’t. Just touching armadillos can give you leprosy. Even if you gut animals correctly, many (e.g. bears) have internal parasites that’ll kill you dead.

Eh, while it’s nice to say that science is all about method and nothing is above being questioned, at a certain point there’s so much evidence that it’s insane to argue against them. Like, I’m fine saying more than just germs cause disease or that not all germs cause disease, but saying there are no germs that cause disease when we the mountains of evidence we currently have is insane. It’s a lot like saying gravity doesn’t exist. Like you can argue that maybe gravity is a niche case or a product of a particular frame of reference, but things still fall down. We know that, it’s unquestionable.