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		AshamedCaptain on May 16, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Factors associated with Covid-19 deaths in records... However, it is also the best predictor of "absence" the scientific method has to offer.

leto_ii on May 16, 2020 [–]

There are absences and then there are absences :D

Absence of evidence because you haven't tried much/ there's no data yet is not the meaningful kind.

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