He definitely REFUSED...how else are you gonna define it..I am just trying to understand his point of view...WHY did he refuse..
Now getting back to the topic of masks...yes, it is hard to debate whether one should wear one around sick or immuno compromised people and surgery and such...I have no debate with those situations but whether healthy people should wear them pretty much all the time?
This is a serious discussion because many states are gonna start requiring them for all sorts of situations..so to ask is it good or a real benefit is a legit concern
And I disagree with the premise that nature does not care if you as an individual lives or dies...it surely does..that is why it hard wired survival mechanisms into our DNA and at EVERY LEVEL of biological organization ...what do you think SEX is the will to survive ...
Nature wants us exposed to germs that how the immune system works ..use it or lose it...that is our biological defense system against viruses...the answer is not limiting our exposure to germs but strengthening our immunity..and I am not suggesting we rub Ebola on ourselves...I am just saying that long term wearing of masks is gonna have negative consequences...just wait and see