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Those RdRp fragments - which were all released months before the pandemic - aren't even remotely closely relatedto SC2. Any quick glance at one of the trees on Twitter or, you know, a simple blast search would tell you as much. Really, really disappointing he's gone down this route - not to mention the false equivalence here. Just complete bs.I'm all for keeping an open mind and for investigating _actual_ evidence, but it's this kind of sloppiness fromrespected scientists that makes me furious.
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"Central to being a good scientist is keeping an open mind when evidence is sparse, and as a "virus expert" who has followed this topic closely: it's clear in any objective assessment that both natural origins and accidental lab leak are plausible." Well, look at the fucking data first. Properly.
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I've just replied to one.
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Haha, just saw - sneaky :wink:
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2021-03-17 20:38
Edward C. Holmes
Been pissing me off all day.
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It's the same old shit recycled over, and over, and over, and over again and again. It's so frustrating. If these idiots would actually take a moment to look at the data themselves instead of grabbing bits from Twitter and shitty news articles.
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Last time I pointed out one of Jesse's flaws (about "RaTG13 being dodgy") he said - oh, I haven't tried to assemble the genome myself yet... Well, before you accuse other people of scientific misconduct, it might be good to do thebare minimum first.
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I hear you. Well let's remind him about this when the WHO report comes out.