# Am I missing something here? (re: reopening of bars, etc... now)

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [October 6, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-missing-something-here-re-reopening-of-bars-etc-now/922356 "2020-10-06T17:27:43Z")\
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> [@SayTwo](#):
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> That you don’t understand the difference between ‘made up numbers’ and an illustration for the sake of argument is something I just can’t get around.

…but I can make up numbers too, use your exact formula, and it **will illustrate the complete opposite of your point.** The numbers need to at the very least have some **grounding in reality** for them to mean anything. Without that grounding they have no relevance.

> [@SayTwo](#):
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> Here’s a recent study that addresses these questions.

Which questions in particular do you think that study addresses? Jay Bhattacharya is one of the people behind the Great Barrington Declaration. So I’m not exactly inclined to dig deeper into a scientific study that has been authored by people spinning theories that have been largely debunked by the greater scientific community.

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