I totally agree with that (last partial sentence quoted) (before I’m accused of taking it out of context, click the up arrow to see the context) It is the clipped part that I’m saying I totally agree with.
What is antithetical to science is the attempt to shut down legit debate. Not being willing to engage in debate and resorting to slander (if not outright lies) If Sunetra Gupta of the University of Oxford, Jay Bhattacharya of Stanford University, and Martin Kulldorff of Harvard University, are fringe epidemiologists, who isn’t a fringe epidemiologist?
Are you, 1) supportive of Collins referring to these scientists in this way, and 2) and supportive of him attempting to shut down the discussion of scientists wishing only to limit harm? Two of them seem anything but fringe in their testimony to Select Subcommittee Roundtable: Examining COVID Policy Decisions
You know that you can answer No to 1) and 2) or do you need the permission of the thought police?
To me, Collins owes Gupta, Bhattacharya and Kulldorff apologies for using his vaunted international position and reputation to slander these folk. To me, it smack of Peaceful Science modus operandi. To be fair, I’m not referring to official modus operandi but how it works out in practice.
Not a great deal like the piffle,
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That you think my computer skills or lack thereof and that my need to be informed that you and yours are laughing at me make for worthwhile posts is, at least for me more telling of you than me. I actually find them amusing. Remember, you are a member of Peaceful Science which gives me that oh-so-warm Peaceful Science feeling.
But it is not fatal. Redemption is as close as an, “I miss spoke” away.