I didn’t claim that his praise of scientific secrecy was questionable because of his motives (that would have been an ad hominem circumstantial ) or that his claims were dishonest because of his motives.
I claimed that his praise of scientific secrecy was questionable for the points I mentioned, AND, that I could likely see where it was coming from.
the attacks on the SI were off-topic.
Well, he specifically mentioned the SI mission, complete with a link to the SI homepage. Anyway, that wasn’t an attack, it was a (critical) suggestion.
I didn’t claim that his praise of scientific secrecy was questionable because of his motives (that would have been an ad hominem circumstantial ) or that his claims were dishonest because of his motives.
I claimed that his praise of scientific secrecy was questionable for the points I mentioned, AND, that I could likely see where it was coming from.
Well, he specifically mentioned the SI mission, complete with a link to the SI homepage. Anyway, that wasn’t an attack, it was a (critical) suggestion.