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I think that it's important to distinguish between thinking "X is true" is probably true and being "pro-X". Especially when we are talking about medical treatme
by landryraccoon 6y ago
I think that it's important to distinguish between thinking "X is true" is probably true and being "pro-X". Especially when we are talking about medical treatments that can affect the decisions someone will make with respect to their health and possibly even risk their lives.
Certainly a scientist can say "I very much hope that HCQ is an effective cure for Coronavirus" but that is very, very different from being "Pro-HCQ".
When I hear "Pro-HCQ" that implies to me a very strong suggestion of treatment, i.e. - "You should take HCQ as a treatment for Coronavirus infection", which is extremely different from, "I hope that the research shows that HCQ will be an effective treatment for Coronavirus, and I am doing a study with the goal of showing that this is the case".
Does that make sense?
- ColanR 6y agoI think you're leaving out a middle option, which is what I see when I read 'pro-HCQ' - a scientist who thinks we should further investigate HCQ (etc.) as a treatment option. Not someone who thinks it should be used as treatment, not someone who hopes the particular treatment turns out to be effective. I think that middle option is actually how a scientist would interpret the phrase. I can see why a layman would read it otherwise, though.