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I know and respect many many doctors and other medical professionals. But I think it is stunning how many on television covering the Ebola story continue to show overconfidence and sometimes even hubris in the way the describe this crisis or defend their actions. At every turn they seem surprised by the unpredictability of human behavior. I am glad we live in an age of science and know as much as we do, but it is a dangerous thing when we think our scientific knowledge makes us almost omniscient. Humility is in order. Case in point: the chief medical correspondent of a major network who left her quarantine to get some carry-out food. Her written statement apologizing (with heavy qualifications) will get her off the hook, credibility hardly dented.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 03:26:23 +0000

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