Went too far? Is it going too far to discuss Fauci's experiments on beagles? That's an ad hominem too. I think Desmet's "professional mistake" gives the public some insight about who he is and how to evaluate his work. The text is not to be quarantined.
Went too far? Is it going too far to discuss Fauci's experiments on beagles? That's an ad hominem too. I think Desmet's "professional mistake" gives the public some insight about who he is and how to evaluate his work. The text is not to be quarantined.
IMO, Desmet's professional mistake was a type of self-debunking. If someone is a narcissist and charlatan, I need to know that. Otherwise, we could read a study on digitalis at face value, not knowing or caring about the context, that the correct dose was determined by murdering prisoners in concentration camps.
OTOH, a text itself often contains its own markers for bad faith. But why not make it easier and include context and biographical details, to make it easier for people who aren't able to figure it out? Our lives are at stake. We aren't in freshman comp.
Went too far? Is it going too far to discuss Fauci's experiments on beagles? That's an ad hominem too. I think Desmet's "professional mistake" gives the public some insight about who he is and how to evaluate his work. The text is not to be quarantined.
but, at the end of the day, there is only the text -and what we bring to it...;)
IMO, Desmet's professional mistake was a type of self-debunking. If someone is a narcissist and charlatan, I need to know that. Otherwise, we could read a study on digitalis at face value, not knowing or caring about the context, that the correct dose was determined by murdering prisoners in concentration camps.
OTOH, a text itself often contains its own markers for bad faith. But why not make it easier and include context and biographical details, to make it easier for people who aren't able to figure it out? Our lives are at stake. We aren't in freshman comp.
the "angel of mercy" thing is outrageous (and telling...)
as is the fake "heart" surgery story