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I was talking about the circumstantial evidence of the lab leak back in February of 2020 however I decided it was not worth it to continue once it became a topi

I was talking about the circumstantial evidence of the lab leak back in February of 2020 however I decided it was not worth it to continue once it became a topic that would get you de-platformed. This is one of the few social media platforms I'll share some of my actual beliefs and even here I self censor. I don't so much in private but online there isn't much value in voicing opinions that don't go with the current mainstream views. It's all so sad. 11 - 12 years ago I would get into very spirited and often productive debates and felt I changed minds and had my mind changed many times.

JPKab 5y ago
Yes this happened to me as well. It should be noted that the Chinese ambassador to the US was one of the first to equate the lab leak theory with bigotry and racism towards Chinese Americans. There always have been and always will be ignorant rubes looking to indulge their prejudices. But as a society we can't allow the existence of these people to prevent us from disgusting legitimate scientific inquiry. And that is essentially what was done. It should be noted that a Chinese virologist who first made claims of it coming from a lab who was granted asylum in the United States was removed from Twitter for making these statements. The vitriol and anger directed at her and the fact that she was a published researcher were ignored with media always adding the words "claims to be a virologist" in front of her credentials.
- uncoder0 5y ago
  I feel like the 'trust the science' crowd neither understands how scientific theory is actually developed by a debate of ideas and a testing of hypothesis. It feels more like a religion replacement that is steeped in dogma.
  - kaesar14 5y ago
    Trust the science essentially became hijacked by the anti-Trump crowd, and became a dogma of "trust the scientists the media tells us to" instead of supporting the spirit of free debate and free exchange of ideas.
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JPKab 5y ago

Yes this happened to me as well. It should be noted that the Chinese ambassador to the US was one of the first to equate the lab leak theory with bigotry and racism towards Chinese Americans. There always have been and always will be ignorant rubes looking to indulge their prejudices. But as a society we can't allow the existence of these people to prevent us from disgusting legitimate scientific inquiry. And that is essentially what was done. It should be noted that a Chinese virologist who first made claims of it coming from a lab who was granted asylum in the United States was removed from Twitter for making these statements. The vitriol and anger directed at her and the fact that she was a published researcher were ignored with media always adding the words "claims to be a virologist" in front of her credentials.

uncoder0 5y ago
I feel like the 'trust the science' crowd neither understands how scientific theory is actually developed by a debate of ideas and a testing of hypothesis. It feels more like a religion replacement that is steeped in dogma.
- kaesar14 5y ago
  Trust the science essentially became hijacked by the anti-Trump crowd, and became a dogma of "trust the scientists the media tells us to" instead of supporting the spirit of free debate and free exchange of ideas.
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