People shake their heads and wonder how the Catholic church could have been so backwards, dogmatic, and ignorant as to jail Copernicus. Yet, here we are.
"At the time, it was scarier to be associated with Trump and to become a tool for racists, so people didn't want to publicly call for an investigation into lab origins."
Censoring commentary on scientific data because it doesn't fit with the a political narrative is anti-science.
The rationale that well intentioned speech should be censored because may be used by people to spread misinformation in a way the speaker never intended is a horrible standard to uphold.
When scientists openly and freely admit to self censorship for political reasons, it erodes the credibility of scientists.
"At the time, it was scarier to be associated with Trump and to become a tool for racists, so people didn't want to publicly call for an investigation into lab origins."
https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-c...
Censoring commentary on scientific data because it doesn't fit with the a political narrative is anti-science.
The rationale that well intentioned speech should be censored because may be used by people to spread misinformation in a way the speaker never intended is a horrible standard to uphold.
When scientists openly and freely admit to self censorship for political reasons, it erodes the credibility of scientists.