If anyone says you shouldn't challenge experts, here's an example of why you should
It's January 2021 . We've been in lockdown, on and off, for twelve months. The government seems to believe that there is a great consensus among the public that lockdown is a good idea; Viv and I disagree both that it is, and that there is a consensus. Casual conversations we have had over the last few months lead us to believe that a fair proportion of the population is 'sceptic', but are scared to voice their opinions openly. The problem is that the government gets its message across, and media - both national and social - fall over themselves to enthuse about it. Dissent is not allowed; 'lockdown sceptics' are derided as granny-killers and covid-deniers; the 'experts' view is right, we are told. Yet progress has always depended on challenging the orthodox viewpoint. Luther, Galileo, Newton, Stephenson and Einstein are not the only people in history who insisted on looking at things differently from the 'experts' of their time, and history ha...