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The #OriginOfCovid debate is an uneven one.
Zoonosis proponents can regularly put out speculative claims without losing credibility.
But those inquiring into lab leak are not forgiven for mistakes or speculations, accused of conspiracy theorizing & epistemic trespassing.
Zoonosis proponents can regularly put out speculative claims without losing credibility.
But those inquiring into lab leak are not forgiven for mistakes or speculations, accused of conspiracy theorizing & epistemic trespassing.
Remember when numerous well respected virologists signed up for the cold chain #OriginOfCovid hypothesis?
#PopsicleOrigin
technologyreview.com/2021/03/26/102…
#PopsicleOrigin
technologyreview.com/2021/03/26/102…
If you thought it was just the conflicted scientists sent by the @WHO to Wuhan in January 2021, think again.
Published in @ScienceMagazine by UK virologists.
science.org/doi/full/10.11…
Published in @ScienceMagazine by UK virologists.
science.org/doi/full/10.11…
Suggestion for scientists and science communicators/journalists:
When the available evidence to support/rule out a particular hypothesis is little to none, let's stop saying "there is no evidence for X" and instead say "we are still gathering evidence to know whether X is true".
When the available evidence to support/rule out a particular hypothesis is little to none, let's stop saying "there is no evidence for X" and instead say "we are still gathering evidence to know whether X is true".
Watching #InTheSameBreath @HBO documentary drove home the damage that can be caused by experts making statements like there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission or masks protecting against Covid etc.
Could have been avoided if experts said we're still looking into this.
Could have been avoided if experts said we're still looking into this.
Saying that there is "no evidence" for something implies that a search for evidence has been conducted and turned up nothing.
In many cases, investigators are still in the process of searching for evidence. A premature assertion of "no evidence" would mislead the public.
In many cases, investigators are still in the process of searching for evidence. A premature assertion of "no evidence" would mislead the public.
