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The reality is that these two instances have nothing alike. One is based off of religious and rapture beliefs, while this one is based on medical and scientific understandings and possibilities.
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Well firstly2012 was not religious. It was a misinterpretation of the Mayan Calendar, backed by all sorts of bull**** from the media.
Ebola is quite the same, none of this hysteria is based on medical or scientific understanding, a good portion of the people all hyped up about it have little to no medical or scientific knowledge, outside of "it is possible for a virus to mutate", when half the time none of those people have any idea what the **** they just said. I've seriously heard people who outright deny evolution and anything like it say that Ebola is going to mutate and go airborne.
If you really think it will, here is an interesting article I found.
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a recent paper in Science shows that more than 300 mutations have occurred. But what is now a virus that latches onto receptors outside endothelial cells lining the circulatory system won't change into one that can attach to the alveolar cells of the lungs. That's a genetic leap in the realm of science fiction.
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To me it feels like the kind of people worried about Ebola going airborne are either just flat out stupid, or haven't done any sort of research on it, and are just listening to what the read on twitter and random pop-up news sites. If you want to spend a ton of money on non-perishable food go ahead, maybe you can donate it to a food bank for thanksgiving once this crap has blown over.