[AnthonyMouse]

> For instance - I disagree with you on the lab leak theory and laptop comments. I understand you feel about them strongly, but I think you are smart and should reconsider the source material for those claims. Further, I feel the way you expressed it was regrettable: "blood on their hands" is unnecessary and inaccurate. You could have phrased that in ways that were more accurate, more effective, and less inflammatory.

Notice what you're doing though. The information content of this is effectively the polite version of "stop being mad and wrong, go read a book."

It contains no actual rebuttal of anything. You present no new facts or reasoning, only an assertion that you disagree which was already implied.

[throwaway5752]

Sorry, I don't have much time to reply but you have a good point.

That is correct and intentional. My core point is that everyone can benefit changing how we disagree and when we choose to disagree. In what you quoted, I was just trying to make the point less abstract with a concrete example. I wasn't trying to be persuasive or reach some sort of resolution. I could have been more effective, thank you.