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Haggis for Breakfast

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34. Whenever I fail to be clear or make a mistake or put out bad intel,
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 07:12 PM
Apr 2020

I always want to respond to clarify or apologize - whatever is appropriate.

When I retired from the military, I went to work for the US Public Health Service (PHS) at the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. That is what sparked my curiosity about viruses. AIDS/Ebola/Marburg, etc. I was fascinated by the science. That something like a virus (or a retro-virus) could wreck such havoc and catastrophe on the human body. And that we were so defenseless, that our immune systems could be so out-maneuvered and co-opted . . . I need to stop this thing or the post will end up being pages long.

Yes. Haggis for Breakfast Apr 2020 #1
Yes, I have, but I don't know what point you're trying to make. Goodheart Apr 2020 #3
What I meant is that it's not alive and kicking in the normal sense Haggis for Breakfast Apr 2020 #23
attenuated does not automatically mean what is being attenuated is alive Celerity Apr 2020 #26
See my previous post. Haggis for Breakfast Apr 2020 #29
I think we need a concrete definition of what life is in order to answer the question definitively Celerity Apr 2020 #30
Agreed. Haggis for Breakfast Apr 2020 #31
+1 thanks for the replies Celerity Apr 2020 #33
Whenever I fail to be clear or make a mistake or put out bad intel, Haggis for Breakfast Apr 2020 #34
much appreciated Celerity Apr 2020 #35
poll the virus lol nt msongs Apr 2020 #2
Well it would have to be activated first lol grantcart Apr 2020 #5
No idea, but worth bookmarking to see the comments. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2020 #4
No, but for convenience we should discuss them as if they are and treat them as if they are... RockRaven Apr 2020 #6
This!👆 SheltieLover Apr 2020 #10
A virus does not meet the definition of life fully GeorgiaPeanut Apr 2020 #7
Not until it becomes activated by attaching to a cell grantcart Apr 2020 #8
I would say anything that can put the whole world on its timetable is very much alive - milestogo Apr 2020 #9
Genetic particle Zambero Apr 2020 #11
That's all very interesting, but you didn't vote! Goodheart Apr 2020 #12
Just did! Zambero Apr 2020 #19
Yes. Living, eating & destroying peoples lungs everywhere. n/t napi21 Apr 2020 #13
it's really a question of semantics in that we know what a virus is unblock Apr 2020 #14
prions aren't alive qazplm135 Apr 2020 #15
Well, the Evangelicals seem opposed to eradicating it, so it has the "pro-lifers" on its side jberryhill Apr 2020 #16
Lol. Good one. MLAA Apr 2020 #17
I heard someone describe it as a very large molecule Dem2 Apr 2020 #18
Are seeds alive? They have the potential for life, under the right conditions, but can die Baclava Apr 2020 #20
I vote YES on the seed. Goodheart Apr 2020 #22
George Lives!! lastlib Apr 2020 #36
This isn't one of those things determined by polling of public opinion, is it? nt greyl Apr 2020 #21
First we have to agree on a definition of "alive". DavidDvorkin Apr 2020 #24
+100000 Celerity Apr 2020 #27
Maybe the OP is asking if it's sentient... if it knows what it's doing... planning, scheming, etc. NurseJackie Apr 2020 #28
It Reproduces ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #25
Yes and since this one is 19 it can vote! whistler162 Apr 2020 #32
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