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Re:Nicholas Wade: Origin of Covid – Following the Clues by xxxxxxx12 on Monday May 03, 2021 @03:04PM (#27029315)
> that doesn't make the research itself irresponsible

This seems like an absurd conclusion. If research isn't done responsibly in practice, and results in disaster, then the risks aren't worth it.

Re:Nicholas Wade: Origin of Covid – Following the Clues by creamytaco on Thursday May 06, 2021 @12:18AM (#27059135)
Not only is it absurd, there has been no documented value that we derived from this research. Totally useless and totally destructive.
Re:Nicholas Wade: Origin of Covid – Following the Clues by meepmorp on Monday May 03, 2021 @03:26PM (#27029586)
That’s an absurd conclusion.

We’ve had nuclear accidents before. Should we abandon all nuclear research, since in practice there are accidents?