Re:The media's lab leak fiasco
by wearywanderer on Thursday May 27, 2021 @06:31PM
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"Evidence" is not a person, and can't make decisions. Decisions are made by people, who we hope are informed by evidence. Who are these people and how are they chosen? What mechanisms exist to evaluate their effectiveness and recall them when they fail? These questions are currently being answered by American corporations, which is not confidence inspiring.
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>Decisions are made by people, who we hope are informed by evidence.
That hope is lost. It's really easy to get overwhelmed in how doomed we seemed to be because of it. People are believing things in spite of evidence, and are absolutely rooted in that belief to society's detrement. How much further could be be if beliefs were no longer held onto once evidence were present that shows that belief to just not be correct? Sadly, I don't think we will ever know.
Re:The media's lab leak fiasco
by wearywanderer on Thursday May 27, 2021 @07:27PM
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Some people will believe stupid things no matter the evidence until the day they die. I don't consider this such a severe problem as to warrant putting some people in charge of what others should believe. Just the contrary in fact...
Re:The media's lab leak fiasco
by jkhdigital on Thursday May 27, 2021 @08:02PM
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Not just some people—everyone.
Re:The media's lab leak fiasco
by wearywanderer on Thursday May 27, 2021 @08:57PM
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Quite right, myself not least of all.