Alternatively, gain of function research is useful and gives us advanced warning of natural mutations.
Even if it would produce useful information, that might still be the case that Omicron exists for those reasons. It’s strange to use the word alternatively hear when any information gained doesn’t negate the cost of potentially producing variants like Omicron.
To the extend that you believe that there’s useful information, can you give any example of anything useful coming out of it?
Whether or not something provides valuable information is orthogonal from it being dangerous. The two aren’t alternatives. Something can be valuable&dangerous.
Even if it would produce useful information, that might still be the case that Omicron exists for those reasons. It’s strange to use the word alternatively hear when any information gained doesn’t negate the cost of potentially producing variants like Omicron.
To the extend that you believe that there’s useful information, can you give any example of anything useful coming out of it?
If you want to determine the balance of evidence, by all means do so, but you can’t do that by completely disregarding the alternative explanation.
There was a time when thus place was all about the avoidance of bias.
Whether or not something provides valuable information is orthogonal from it being dangerous. The two aren’t alternatives. Something can be valuable&dangerous.
If the value is in saving lives, then the two are not orthogonal.