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> This is entirely without evidence. To make it clear, the Chinese government blocks any investigation by outside parties that they don't control or have influ
by mullen 4y ago
> This is entirely without evidence.
To make it clear, the Chinese government blocks any investigation by outside parties that they don't control or have influence over.
- mikeyouse 4y agoThey obviously don't have control over the authors of the paper for thread you're commenting on, and for the umpteenth time, absence of evidence isn't evidence of absence. Confidently asserting that since we don't have evidence of a lab leak, it's somehow more likely is just dumb. Virologists have pored over the genome and are highly confident it's a virus of natural origin -- that already greatly limits the role a lab could have played and doesn't require any input or approval from the Chinese government.
- cudgy 4y ago> umpteenth time, absence of evidence isn't evidence of absence Repeating nonsensical statements does not make the statement clearer. Paying attention to what you want to pay attention to is fine, but it is not a robust way to process unreliable data.