excerpts....thoughts on the Wuhan virus reactions.....from my files:
JAFFE'S PRECEPT - There are some things which are impossible to know -- but it is
impossible to know these things.
ZYMURGY'S LAW OF EVOLVING SYSTEMS DYNAMICS: Once you open a can of
worms, the only way to recan them is to use a larger can.
RUDIN'S LAW: In crises that force people to choose among alternative courses of action,
most people will choose the worst one possible.
FAIRFAX'S LAW: Any facts which, when included in the argument, give the desired
result, are fair facts for the argument.
McDONALD'S COROLLARY TO MURPHY'S LAW: In any given set of circumstances,
the proper course of action is determined by subsequent events.
FAGIN'S RULE OF PAST PREDICTION: Hindsight is an exact science.
JAFFE'S PRECEPT - There are some things which are impossible to know -- but it is
impossible to know these things.
ZYMURGY'S LAW OF EVOLVING SYSTEMS DYNAMICS: Once you open a can of
worms, the only way to recan them is to use a larger can.
RUDIN'S LAW: In crises that force people to choose among alternative courses of action,
most people will choose the worst one possible.
FAIRFAX'S LAW: Any facts which, when included in the argument, give the desired
result, are fair facts for the argument.
McDONALD'S COROLLARY TO MURPHY'S LAW: In any given set of circumstances,
the proper course of action is determined by subsequent events.
FAGIN'S RULE OF PAST PREDICTION: Hindsight is an exact science.
