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In reply to the discussion: Richard A. Epstein behind the The Contrarian Coronavirus Theory That Informed the Trump Admin. [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(101,307 posts)34. The amazing thing is he ends up shouting down the journalist about expertise
as if he has it (journalist in bold):
I know, but these are scientific issues here.
You know nothing about the subject but are so confident that youre going to say that Im a crackpot.
No. Richard
Thats what youre saying, isnt it? Thats what youre saying?
Im not saying anything of the sort.
Admit to it. Youre saying Im a crackpot.
Im not saying anything of the
Well, what am I then? Im an amateur? Youre the great scholar on this?
No, no. Im not a great scholar on this.
Tell me what you think about the quality of the work!
O.K. Im going to tell you. I think the fact that I am not a great scholar on this and Im able to find these flaws or these holes in what you wrote is a sign that maybe you shouldve thought harder before writing it.
What it shows is that you are a complete intellectual amateur. Period.
O.K. Can I ask you one more question?
You just dont know anything about anything. Youre a journalist. Would you like to compare your résumé to mine?
No, actually, I would not.
Then good. Then maybe what you want to do is to say, Gee, Im not quite sure that this is right. Im going to check with somebody else. But, you want to come at me hard, I am going to come back harder at you. And then if I cant jam my fingers down your throat, then I am not worth it. But you have basically gone over the line. If you want to ask questions, ask questions. I put forward a model. But a little bit of respect.
You know nothing about the subject but are so confident that youre going to say that Im a crackpot.
No. Richard
Thats what youre saying, isnt it? Thats what youre saying?
Im not saying anything of the sort.
Admit to it. Youre saying Im a crackpot.
Im not saying anything of the
Well, what am I then? Im an amateur? Youre the great scholar on this?
No, no. Im not a great scholar on this.
Tell me what you think about the quality of the work!
O.K. Im going to tell you. I think the fact that I am not a great scholar on this and Im able to find these flaws or these holes in what you wrote is a sign that maybe you shouldve thought harder before writing it.
What it shows is that you are a complete intellectual amateur. Period.
O.K. Can I ask you one more question?
You just dont know anything about anything. Youre a journalist. Would you like to compare your résumé to mine?
No, actually, I would not.
Then good. Then maybe what you want to do is to say, Gee, Im not quite sure that this is right. Im going to check with somebody else. But, you want to come at me hard, I am going to come back harder at you. And then if I cant jam my fingers down your throat, then I am not worth it. But you have basically gone over the line. If you want to ask questions, ask questions. I put forward a model. But a little bit of respect.
The journalist, in addition to the holes he has already found in the article, got actual experts to look over the interview, and they said Epstein is full of shit. Notice that, like Trump, this idiot thinks that he's due "respect", and that pointing out his errors is disrespectful.
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Richard A. Epstein behind the The Contrarian Coronavirus Theory That Informed the Trump Admin. [View all]
OnDoutside
Mar 2020
OP
The problem with his "right model" is that he picked the outcome he wanted and then built a model...
Botany
Mar 2020
#3
That's the problem with this administration, refusal to believe true experts.....
groundloop
Mar 2020
#16
Damn "educated" people don't understand the simplest thing about "exponential growth". They
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2020
#10
So this fucking legal scholar Richard Epstein pretended to be a medical doctor and an epidemiologist
dalton99a
Mar 2020
#11
"Richard Epstein pretended to be a medical doctor and an epidemiologist" and so has Trump.
Botany
Mar 2020
#26
Even SCIENTISTS won't predict planetary dynamics like this more than ten days out.
ancianita
Mar 2020
#23
The amazing thing is he ends up shouting down the journalist about expertise
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2020
#34