Proof by because I said so
Some equivocating...
This one is proof by personal incredulity. 'I can't see how it could have happened, thus it couldn't have happened'
“The fundamental cause of the trouble in the modern world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”—Bertrand Russell
Calling the claims of two highly-disputed, unpublished preprints "facts" shows he is not ready for the role of Science communicator.
Jesse Bloom "I am especially unconvinced"
Why the preprints are not "facts"
Absolute masterclass in "Science is all about silencing alternative viewpoints for the good of society"
Let's ask @sciencecohen and see if, in his opinion, this thread also displays an "open-minded tone".
You mean a bat CoV with an FCS appears in a city with a lab on a proposal to add a FCS to bat CoVs?
With an insert that "potentially looks engineered" with CGG CGG codons that appear zero other times in other SARS-like CoV?
Is that enough reason to investigate or 'equivocate'?
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