One thing I hate scientists saying is that whenever a claim comes up, they say “There’s no evidence for that.” That’s true - there’s no evidence if you aren’t

One thing I hate scientists saying is that whenever a claim comes up, they say “There’s no evidence for that.” That’s true - there’s no evidence if you aren’t looking. Thus, they were able to say countless things and rebut the critics with “there’s no evidence of that.” There’s no evidence that an lockdown will cause massive suffering or severe economic downturns that don’t recover easily, or that it will make a potential war easier. And here we are.