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The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding (apnews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Since when are we taking the CIA's word on anything?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 6 days ago

Good point!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's a headline that cancels itself out, political pressure is what caused this asinine statement. If you don't have reliable information one way or the other, that's still an acceptable response

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Yeah, but if you don't have enough evidence to prove something conclusively, but the limited evidence you DO have supports one particular theory, then it's fine to say that you have a preferred theory with low confidence. Occams razor is frequently applied in these situations in order to pave a way forward, knowing that it could be wrong. It's a matter of taking your best guess based on limited evidence.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

I believe this is a good title but have low confidence in this belief.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

AP doing the propagandists work.

Grow some balls media and call it out or continue to roll over for your fuhrer.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This report is from before Trump even got elected. Has nothing to do with anything you might be imagining

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

The report was unreleased for obvious reasons and released on Trumps order.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 week ago

Wait, are you seriously saying that AP News is propaganda? Seriously? Come on now...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

CIA is the new CDC.