A key attempt at disparaging my writing during the C19 pandemic was that I wasn’t an immunologist, and that I couldn’t possible understand how the immune system works. My response typically explained that we were utilising a theory of immunity, and that none of us really knows for sure how the immune system(s) work.

…Cellular respiration is the process by which living cells convert glucose and oxygen into energy in the form of ATP (adenosine triphosphate). This energy is used by cells to carry out their various functions, including growth, movement, and reproduction.

The process of cellular respiration can be broken down into three main stages: glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation.

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Will you starve yourself this diet season? Do you know how many calories you need? Can you safely use a deficit? Or is it all guesswork and punishment?

Have we really been able to study C19? Priors may be true. They may indeed reflect the reality, but without effective judgement against all available data, or if priors are held as defined and facts that are unchallengeable, beliefs may be given unsubstantiated credibility.

Does schooling inhibit knowledge accumulation and education?