Honestly, I think the real motive is simply to get grants and advance careers. Really, as simple as that. And then - oops. This little accident (the lab leak) was really inconvenient, and it put their careers and reputations at risk. And remember, their careers and reputations are much more important than your life. To them, that is.
Honestly, I think the real motive is simply to get grants and advance careers. Really, as simple as that. And then - oops. This little accident (the lab leak) was really inconvenient, and it put their careers and reputations at risk. And remember, their careers and reputations are much more important than your life. To them, that is.
Yes, of course, you need to appeal to something greater than that. But that something greater may well be bullshit. So, you write something like "this may help prevent future epidemics" [note the use of "may" as a cop-out], you add some handwaving and highfalutin jargon, and there's your grant!
Honestly, I think the real motive is simply to get grants and advance careers. Really, as simple as that. And then - oops. This little accident (the lab leak) was really inconvenient, and it put their careers and reputations at risk. And remember, their careers and reputations are much more important than your life. To them, that is.
To get your grant proposal top-of-the-pile of 100, I'd think there'd be an appeal to something greater than, "because I need funding!".
Yes, of course, you need to appeal to something greater than that. But that something greater may well be bullshit. So, you write something like "this may help prevent future epidemics" [note the use of "may" as a cop-out], you add some handwaving and highfalutin jargon, and there's your grant!