Troubling Diagnosis

“I think one of the diagnoses that comes out of this last very difficult 12 months is that we seem to be in a society that is so polarized that even objective truth doesn’t necessarily have a chance.

 

“That is a very disturbing aspect of what we’ve learned over these 12 months. And if our nation has a path forward to get into a better place, it has to take that on, that we have to be a nation that actually values truth and not just opinions.

 

“We didn’t do very well with that over this last year.”

 

—Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, in joint interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci, “In The ‘24th Mile’ of a Marathon, Fauci and Collins Reflect on Their Pandemic Year,” All Things Considered, National Public Radio, March 9, 2021.

 

• Editorial Comment: Anyone need a second opinion?

 

 

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