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live love laugh

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11. Your claim is EXTRAordinary. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #9)

Sun Apr 19, 2020, 04:25 PM

Apr 2020

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

You have presented NO EVIDENCE.

Extraordinary claims with no evidence can be dismissed correctly with no evidence.

Your claim (or prediction or whatever) is dismissed.

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Experts Think The U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Will Hit 50,000 By The End Of April [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2020 OP

Today 4/18..It's already close to 40,000... HipChick Apr 2020 #1

The premature reopening and relaxation of distancing measures will make things worse wishstar Apr 2020 #2

Which would those be? n/t Igel Apr 2020 #29

I suspect the POS will begin disputing these numbers by then, calling them "fake news, created sop Apr 2020 #3

they are already spreading the conspiracy that the numbers are inflated. Thomas Hurt Apr 2020 #6

After today's Wellstone ruled Apr 2020 #4

Easily 60k+ by end of the month unblock Apr 2020 #5

At this rate we'll hit Trump's Failure Threshold Number (100k deaths) in short order. sop Apr 2020 #7

My estimate is closer to 60,000 by the end of April. nt Blue_true Apr 2020 #8

You won't be far wrong, I'd reckon. OnDoutside Apr 2020 #28

My best guess is that (50K) will be the count about April 24 or 25th. Then Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #9

Your claim is EXTRAordinary. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. live love laugh Apr 2020 #11

Your line is bogus. 1) I'm on record, see my Journal. 2) Called on it, I supply evidence: see my Jou Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #12

Finally, my post is clearly stated as a "best guess". Unlike your post elsewhere, it is not a CLAIM Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #13

You title it a "claim" not me. I have a right to my opinion live love laugh Apr 2020 #14

Word "claim" or synonym do not appear in post you are attacking. Don't invent stuff Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #15

Your words: "Your claim is EXTRAordinary." live love laugh Apr 2020 #16

That's in the other thread. Duh. Take it up there. Don't drag that in here. Cheap Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #17

And now you want to tell me where to post? You're live love laugh Apr 2020 #19

Here is the link to your exraordinary claim in the other thread, that you have no evidence for Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #20

Whatever happened to 60K by the end of Summer? OhioChick Apr 2020 #10

41,400 At 4pm EDT, Sunday. ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #18

That model wasn't doing so bad as long as we were social distancing... Wounded Bear Apr 2020 #23

I Think It Was Understated Bear ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #27

NYC alone added a bunch of deaths Igel Apr 2020 #30

All Valid ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author JCMach1 Apr 2020 #21

Given the recent "protests" I expect there will be a spike in cases in 1-2 weeks... Wounded Bear Apr 2020 #22

i am no expert but it's a safe bet we will hit 50,000 before the end of April. LisaL Apr 2020 #24

Especially with all that reopening and protester nonsense. ananda Apr 2020 #26

It's over 40K today! ananda Apr 2020 #25