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Comment Re:What a terrible, terrible idea. (Score 1) 366

IQ isn't everything, but it is a thing, and important. So yes we should increase it.
I think one of the problem is that everyone thinks there is some balance that happens. Like spending points on a character sheet.

There isn't. If they raise the IQ 15 point everything else is still there. Nothing gets worse. Same genetics otherwise, same household.

Comment Wrong. Please read up. (Score 3, Informative) 381

Yes, you absolutely can get it that way.
From the CDC:
"blood or body fluids (including but not limited to urine, saliva, sweat, feces, vomit, breast milk, and semen) of a person who is sick with Ebola
objects (like needles and syringes) that have been contaminated with the virus
infected animals
Ebola is not spread through the air or by water, or in general, by food. However, in Africa, Ebola may be spread as a result of handling bushmeat (wild animals hunted for food) and contact with infected bats. There is no evidence that mosquitos or other insects can transmit Ebola virus. Only mammals (for example, humans, bats, monkeys, and apes) have shown the ability to become infected with and spread Ebola virus"

The problem in Africa is any fold. People lying and saying the people their to help are causing it. People spreading rumors that the people their to help are harvesting organs, The tradition of kissing the dead, the habit of not going to the doctor. Africans being target by peddlers of SCAMSs(Supplement, Complementary, Alternative Medicines). All of that is possible with exceedingly high levels of illiteracy, and a high belief in woo.

Comment Re:Better suits (Score 1) 381

It's not technology, it's money.
Also, improper application and removal of the gear. This is why hospitals are putting people in charge with the sole duty of being sure people put on and take off the gear properly.

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