[OutsiderFan]

I'm all for people arguing their ideas. But sometimes a line is crossed between ideas that aren't very well-supported by evidence, and being reckless to the point of killing people with them.

Josef Mengele was probably a good doctor, but he did some horrible things that tortured and killed people. You can argue Atlas hasn't intended to kill people, but still, there is a criminal statute called manslaughter that punishes people for killing others even though that was not their intent.

Scott Atlas, by advocating for the insane policy of doing nothing to stop Covid spread, is without a question engaging in manslaughter-ish behavior.  He is not personally putting people in harm's way, but he is making sure more people are put in harm's way and more people are going to die as a result, and not just form Covid, because many other elective procedures and screenings that can save lives aren't being done as medical systems are overwhelmed by the pandemic.  This is not arguing for this tax policy or that one. This is not making a case for this or that foreign policy. This is not even advocating for one treatment or another.  This is willingly - with all available evidence - deciding to deliberately pursue a policy no epidemiologist, infectious disease expert, and no front line medical worker thinks is anything but unhinged lunacy that puts hundreds of thousands of lives in jeopardy.

If you don't create a line for Scott Atlas, that can't be crossed without severe retribution, how the hell can we make sure we avoid such catastrophes again? This is to say nothing of the toxicity Stanford being closely associated with such a horrible and dangerous person has for the brand. I'm pretty sure Stanford would not employ a head football coach who had a DUI, but it's totes cool to have a guy like Atlas who kills people with ignorance?

[OutsiderFan]

I'm all for people arguing their ideas. But sometimes a line is crossed between ideas that aren't very well-supported by evidence, and being reckless to the point of killing people with them.

Josef Mengele was probably a good doctor, but he did some horrible things that tortured and killed people. You can argue Atlas hasn't intended to kill people, but still, there is a criminal statute called manslaughter that punishes people for killing others even though that was not their intent.

Scott Atlas, by advocating for the insane policy of doing nothing to stop Covid spread, is without a question engaging in manslaughter-ish behavior.  He is not personally putting people in harm's way, but he is making sure more people are put in harm's way and more people are going to die as a result, and not just form Covid, because many other elective procedures and screenings that can save lives aren't being done as medical systems are overwhelmed by the pandemic.  This is not arguing for this tax policy or that one. This is not making a case for this or that foreign policy. This is not even advocating for one treatment or another.  This is willingly - with all available evidence - deciding to deliberately pursue a policy no epidemiologist, infectious disease expert, and no front line medical worker thinks is anything but unhinged lunacy that puts hundreds of thousands of lives in jeopardy.

If you don't create a line for Scott Atlas, that can't be crossed without severe retribution, how the hell can we make sure we avoid such catastrophes again? This is to say nothing of the toxicity Stanford being closely associated with such a horrible and dangerous person has for the brand. I'm pretty sure Stanford would not employ a head football coach who had a DUI, but it's totes cool to have a guy like Atlas who kills people with ignorance?