[doublemint2203]

they empirically saved lives and were based on the best available scientific recommendations at the time. Their factual basis is not a matter of opinion.

Whether the opportunity cost of risking lives outweighed the cost of re-opening, second lockdowns, etc. is a whole different topic, but if you're speaking to the first "two week lockdown" then it is no question.

[wyager]

> were based on the best available scientific recommendations at the time

"Best" is doing a lot of heavy lifting in this sentence. A more objective description might be "most widely expressed".

[Mountain_Skies]

>were based on the best available scientific recommendations at the time

That's a statement of faith.

>Their factual basis is not a matter of opinion.

Another statement of faith.

[bodhi_mind]

>That's a statement of faith.

Aren’t all decisions based on probability and statistics (science and medicine) “faith” based?