Are PCR Numbers Scientific?
As the philosopher of science, Karl Popper, observed: “non-reproducible single occurrences are of no significance to science.”
To be reproducible, the results of one test should compare within a small margin of error with the results of other tests. To make this possible all measuring instruments are calibrated against international standards. If they aren’t, their measurements may appear to be significant, but they have no significance in science.
PCR tests magnify the number of target DNA particles in a swab exponentially until they become visible. Like a powerful zoom lens, the greater the magnification needed to see something, the smaller it actually is.
The magnification in PCR is measured by the number of cycles needed to make the DNA visible. Known as the Cycle Threshold (Ct) or Quantification Cycle (Cq) number, the higher the number of cycles the lower the amount of DNA in the sample.
To convert Cq numbers into doses they have to be calibrated against the Cq numbers of standard doses. If they aren’t they can easily be blown out of proportion and appear more significant than they actually are.
So it’s alarming to discover that there are no international standards for PCR tests and even more alarming to discover that results can vary up to a million fold, not just from country to country, but from test to test.
Even though this is well-documented in the scientific literature it appears that the media, public health authorities and government regulators either haven’t noticed or don’t care:
Isn't there a standard? Like if you have a million glasses of water and the instructions say fill them all to six ounces, you'd expect people to get close to that six ounce mark and there'd be some errors, but out of a million you'd find an overwhelming majority are at six ounce. I can't imagine they send out a billion of these tests and just say spin them up as much as you want!
When it comes to PCR, the answer is “No”. You and I get tested for COVID. We both test positive, my Ct is 18, yours is set to 40.
We are both positive, yet I have millions of times higher detectable levels of the “COVID” virus; when in fact I have Influenza and you are perfectly healthy. Or, we are both healthy, or one or both of us truly had it. Either way, we tested positive and must quarantine for 2 weeks
You and I get tested for COVID. We both test positive, my Ct is 18, yours is set to 40. We are both positive, yet I have millions of times higher detectable levels of the “COVID” virus
Even that does not prove that the "virus" caused any illness. If you had a million more water molecules, would that make you sicker than the next person?
NOBODY has proven that SARS-CoV-2 has made ANYONE sick. Have people shown symptoms of sickness? Yes, of course, just like happened every year before. And people have died -- mostly older people in nursing homes, just like every year before.
None of that proves that having more of "Substance X" means anything other than there is more of it (which by itself, means nothing).
Are PCR Numbers Scientific? As the philosopher of science, Karl Popper, observed: “non-reproducible single occurrences are of no significance to science.”
To be reproducible, the results of one test should compare within a small margin of error with the results of other tests. To make this possible all measuring instruments are calibrated against international standards. If they aren’t, their measurements may appear to be significant, but they have no significance in science.
PCR tests magnify the number of target DNA particles in a swab exponentially until they become visible. Like a powerful zoom lens, the greater the magnification needed to see something, the smaller it actually is.
The magnification in PCR is measured by the number of cycles needed to make the DNA visible. Known as the Cycle Threshold (Ct) or Quantification Cycle (Cq) number, the higher the number of cycles the lower the amount of DNA in the sample.
To convert Cq numbers into doses they have to be calibrated against the Cq numbers of standard doses. If they aren’t they can easily be blown out of proportion and appear more significant than they actually are. So it’s alarming to discover that there are no international standards for PCR tests and even more alarming to discover that results can vary up to a million fold, not just from country to country, but from test to test.
Even though this is well-documented in the scientific literature it appears that the media, public health authorities and government regulators either haven’t noticed or don’t care:
Isn't there a standard? Like if you have a million glasses of water and the instructions say fill them all to six ounces, you'd expect people to get close to that six ounce mark and there'd be some errors, but out of a million you'd find an overwhelming majority are at six ounce. I can't imagine they send out a billion of these tests and just say spin them up as much as you want!
When it comes to PCR, the answer is “No”. You and I get tested for COVID. We both test positive, my Ct is 18, yours is set to 40.
We are both positive, yet I have millions of times higher detectable levels of the “COVID” virus; when in fact I have Influenza and you are perfectly healthy. Or, we are both healthy, or one or both of us truly had it. Either way, we tested positive and must quarantine for 2 weeks
Even that does not prove that the "virus" caused any illness. If you had a million more water molecules, would that make you sicker than the next person?
NOBODY has proven that SARS-CoV-2 has made ANYONE sick. Have people shown symptoms of sickness? Yes, of course, just like happened every year before. And people have died -- mostly older people in nursing homes, just like every year before.
None of that proves that having more of "Substance X" means anything other than there is more of it (which by itself, means nothing).