J. Barry Engelhardt MD CCFP MHSc (Bioethics)

Here are all of the amazing things I have learned during COVID:

• Asking questions is bad.
• Having a degree in science is unnecessary – politicians and journalists can teach you everything you need to know.
• Having a medical degree just gets in the way – your friends and family already understand more than you do.
• A degree in ethics is useless – you just have to ‘follow the science’ and it will always tell you the right thing to do.

• Exploring alternative perspectives and theories is dangerous – nothing inhibits the growth of science more than ‘thinking outside the box’.
• Being cautious makes you a criminal.
• Being risk averse makes you evil.
• Not trusting politicians, experts and pharmaceutical companies with your life completely, makes you a fool.

Boy, I sure am glad COVID came along or I would have been doing life all wrong!