@FractalEcho @vivsmythe Though I am unable to read your linked research, I am not surprised to see that you have a PhD in Philosophy and are currently a member of faculty at Rutgers? That information gives some insight.

It is a moral and ethical dilemma that global society has made decisions regarding the current pandemic that will increase deaths for a minority of the world population.

#COVID19 #elderly #disabled #immunocompromised #mortality #pandemic

A quotation from Cicero, Marcus Tullius:

«
Therefore, when the young die I am reminded of a strong flame extinguished by a torrent; but when old men die it is as if a fire had gone out without the use of force and of its own accord, after the fuel had been consumed; and, just as apples when they are green are with difficulty plucked from the tree, but when ripe and mellow fal…
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/cicero-marcus-tullius/44610/

#quote #quotes #quotation #youth #oldage #death #mortality

A quotation from Virgil:

«
Blessed is he who has succeeded in learning the laws of nature’s working, has cast beneath his feet all fear and fate’s implacable decree, and the howl of insatiable Death.
[Felix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas,
atque metus omnis et inexorabile fatum
subiecit pedibus strepitumque Acherontis avari.]
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/virgil/62995/

#quote #quotes #quotation #calm #fear #knowledge #mortality #nature #understanding

@FractalEcho I appreciate your comment. I disagree that you give it a label of “eugenics”.

When a human pathogen, such as the novel Covid-19 virus, is found to be a threat to mortality, like other viruses and bacterial infections before it, it is likely that those with weaker health including the elderly, disabled and immunocompromised are more likely to die.

This is not news but verifiable, scientific evidence.

#eugenics #COVID19 #elderly #mortality

O sages standing in God's holy fire
As in the gold mosaic of a wall,
Come from the holy fire, perne in a gyre,
And be the singing-masters of my soul.
Consume my heart away; sick with desire
And fastened to a dying animal
It knows not what it is; and gather me
Into the artifice of eternity.

~ From “Sailing to Byzantium” by W. B. Yeats

#WilliamButlerYeats #Byzantium #mortality #dualism

O sages standing in God's holy fire
As in the gold mosaic of a wall,
Come from the holy fire, perne in a gyre,
And be the singing-masters of my soul.
Consume my heart away; sick with desire
And fastened to a dying animal
It knows not what it is; and gather me
Into the artifice of eternity.

~ From “Sailing to Byzantium” by W. B. Yeats

#WilliamButlerYeats #Byzantium #mortality

''Interpretation: In this first prospective #UK study, probable CAPA was associated with #corticosteroid use, receipt of #IL6 inhibitors and pre-existing #COPD. CAPA did not impact #mortality following adjustment for prognostic variables.''

Recent extensive evidence indicates that air pollution, in addition to causing respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, may also negatively affect the brain and contribute to central nervous system diseases. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107523

#AirPollution #disease #Alzheimers #Autism #NeuroInflammation #NeurodegenerativeDiseases #NeurodevelopmentalDisorders #Neurotoxicity #OxidativeStress
#BrainDamage #disease #mortality #death

#ClimateChange

Effects of air pollution on the nervous system.

Recent extensive evidence indicates that air pollution, in addition to causing respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, may also negatively affect the brain and contribute to central nervous system diseases. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107523

#AirPollution #disease #Alzheimers #Autism #NeuroInflammation #NeurodegenerativeDiseases #NeurodevelopmentalDisorders #Neurotoxicity #OxidativeStress
#BrainDamage #disease #mortality #death

#ClimateChange

#China: ''As of 06 21, '23, cumulative reported #mortality rate in is 85 deaths/1 mln, lower than rates for ctries such as #US (3,332/1 mln), which sustained high levels of mortality before Dec '22, & #Japan (603/1 mln), which experienced a substantial wave starting in Dec '22, around same time as China Our estimates suggest that true death toll is closer to 1,014 deaths/1 mln, roughly double that of Japan & 30% of that of #US.'' doi.org/10.3201/eid2910.230585

#Canada, #Mortality rose in 2021, led by #cancer, #heart disease, #overdoses and #COVID19: StatCan https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/mortality-rose-in-2021-led-by-cancer-heart-disease-overdoses-and-covid-19-statcan-1.6538118 #demographics #epidemiology #society #news

A quotation from Cowper, William:

«
All has its date below; the fatal hour
Was register’d in Heav’n ere time began.
We turn to dust, and all our mightiest works
Die too.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/cowper-william/62793/

#quote #quotes #quotation #death #destiny #entropy #legacy #mortality #vanity

#Misleading Instagram posts use news #headlines out of context to imply #COVID19vaccines increase #COVID19 #mortality risk
https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/misleading-instagram-posts-headlines-out-of-context-covid-vaccines-increase-covid-mortality-risk/

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/28/opinion/jimmy-carter-hospice.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare “Mr. #Carter’s decision to enter #hospice and to continue publicizing that choice is a fitting final gift of candor from a former president to an #American public that has long been uncomfortable with our own #mortality.”

New paper from Alice Reid, Sarah Rafferty, Hannaliis Jaadla, Eilidh Garrett & Kevin Shurer shows that where people lived explains part of infant & child mortality differences between social classes in 1911 Eng & Wales, using multi-level models on complete count census data. Open access in SSH special issue.
https://doi.org/10.1017/ssh.2023.5
@demography @geography @sociology @economics @politicalscience #history #histodons #economics #econtwitter #children #mortality #OA #Cambridge #census #Multilevel

Rather than bringing us closer to immortality, photography humbled us before our mortal finitude.

Maria Popova
Figuring

@mariapopova

#photography #mortality

Uhh. Some of us are kinda wondering about the "unintentional" part:
#Morbidity and #Mortality Weekly Report #MMWR

Unintentional #Drowning & #DeathRates† of #Children &#Adolescents Aged 0–17 Years, by Sex and Age Group — #UnitedStates, 2020–2021https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7234a7.htm?s_cid=mm7234a7_e&ACSTrackingID=USCDC_921-DM111326&ACSTrackingLabel=This%20Week%20in%20MMWR%3A%20Vol.%2072%2C%20August%2025%2C%202023&deliveryName=USCDC_921-DM111326

A quotation from Thomas a Kempis:

«
Today a man is here; tomorrow he is gone. And when he is out of sight, he is soon out of mind.
[Hodie homo est, et cras non comparet. Cum autem sublatus fuerit ab oculis, etiam cito transit a mente.]
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/thomas-a-kempis/62731/

#quote #quotes #quotation #absence #death #forget #memory #mortality #visibility

How Gödel’s Proof Works : Quanta Mag

#Nature-based #Solutions for #Water : IUCN

#Mortality benefits of #Mediterranean #Diet know no boundaries : Harvard

Check our latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

@EgyptianAphorist I needed this one right now:

"The precious few times I've peered into my crystal ball, I could make out the letters T.R.U.S.T."

#Trust
#CrystalBall
#QuarantineNotes, #Aphorisms on #Morality and #mortality
#YahiaLababidi
#Poetry