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1/n When you cut through all the mad stuff about the CCP and PCR and the abusive tweets what does Ivor Cummins, @FatEmperor actually believe?
2/n First, that the spread of the virus is unaffected by human behaviour. Not exactly in line with decades of science.
3/n Second, Masks don& #39;t work. Here Ivor fails to distinguish between the proven effects of masks at the level of the individual with the cumulative effects of mask mandates at the level of the population.
4/n Three, Covid is "seasonal" despite the fact that surges in cases are reported throughout the world during all 4 seasons.
5/n Four, surges in cases are due to a phenomenon @FatEmperor calls "viral triggering". This is a phrase unique to Cummins.
6/n Five, @FatEmperor doesn& #39;t define what viral triggering is but he seems to be suggesting that viruses suddenly become infective due to some unexplained biological mechanism.
7/n When multiple waves occur in quick succession, as in Eastern Europe, @FatEmperor refers to it as "double hump triggering". This is also a phrase unique to Ivor Cummins.
8/n As it stands, @FatEmperor & #39;s theory of viral triggering is unrefutable and in that sense (Ivor likes to quote Popper) it is not a scientific theory at all. In fact it& #39;s like a theory from the 19th century.
9/n Which is ironic given @FatEmperor & #39;s (admittedly clever) repeated use of the term "science" a neat rhetorical trick.
10/n Why is @FatEmperor trying to spread such 19th century pseudoscience? 
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