| This is all utter horse manure. > We have very strong prior knowledge that diseases arise naturally Correct. We also have very strong prior knowledge that existing diseases can be manipulated and produced by means of unnatural selection. We also have strong prior knowledge that this particular lab have done a fair amount of that. With coronaviruses. With bats. 5 minutes with wikipedia would tell you that. It's a bit like saying "We have very strong prior knowledge that coins can land heads-up, so this coin could never be showing tails". > not observations that caused the hypothesis to be proposed in the first place Please cite your sources. Otherwise, you're just showing bias against the people proposing the theory in the first place. And let's be fair, conspiracy theorists are more often wrong than right, so I understand your distrust of them. But also let's be fair: - if it was true that Covid-19 originated in that lab, I don't think anyone is saying "oh no, China would never cover something like this up" - the geographical coincidence is a compelling coincidence. > Solid reasoning needs observations to precede a hypothesis, not the other way around. This is dodgy ground, and shows a serious misunderstanding of the applicability - and even the process - of the scientific method. Observations like "viruses rarely jump between species like this" and "virology labs can produce viruses" are valid outcomes of pre-hypothesis research. Tests such as "If the WHO try to investigate, the Chinese government will attempt to restrict investigators" might be problematic (write it up in your analysis!), but are nonetheless valid. There are very few easily measured predictions in this. If you want to go scientific method on this, by all means share your hypotheses and tests. "Lots of clever people have said this" or "I trust this source more than that source" is not a valid test when the waters are so muddied. So no, this is not false objectivity at all. This is your opinion masquerading as fact. In all the data gathering I've done, I've seen nothing to compel me to take one opinion over another. If you want to actually try, using real arguments, please feel free. |
That's great to know. Thank you for your kind and dignified contribution.