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Unfortunately it became political, so all rational discussion became impossible.
by not_the_fda 4y ago
Unfortunately it became political, so all rational discussion became impossible.
- jrootabega 4y agoNo no, it's a combination of: - impossible to have ONLY rational discussion - Unfashionable points of view being suppressed on HN by those with the numbers/power. Here's some rational discussion which I was originally unable to post because the submission had been reflexively flagged and killed: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33370251 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33370251
- rootusrootus 4y agoI agree with that point you made. For me personally, if it turns out to have been a lab leak then it wouldn't really move the needle for me much. Now, if it were leaked on purpose now we have a pretty big problem. But absent a deliberate act, I still think it's valid to talk about whether gain-of-function research has sufficient value to outweigh the risks, and if so, what we can do to mitigate those risks. Whether covid was a leak or not. Next time maybe it's captain trips.