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Originally Posted by basmoq
If it could be proved effective in lowering the rates of transmission, I would be in favor of it even if the numbers are cooked...
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I view this a bit as the 'dark side' of science.
I cut my scientific teeth in environmentalism, and saw the scare tactics there being used. I don't know if you recall the 'if the rainforest's get cut down we will run out of oxygen' one but it was pretty common in the early 90's.
The problem with the lie/exaggeration approach is when its shown to be false it backfires.
Give people the truth and let them make their own calls. Many people are idiots and will make poor choices but thats up to them.
To me there is something fundamentally wrong about using the 'magic' of science to create ones own social engineering project, even if the goal of said project is 'for the common good'.