Courage is not absence of fear. Courage is the capacity to act despite fear. (39 minutes into second hour) Also, on the topic of "good intentions", recall from letter of James, "By works is faith made perfect." "Good intentions" without action - really? What good is that?!

After reading your excellent book 'Plague' then reading the Wikipedia entry on XMRV it seems clear it has been written to support the false narrative of those 'holding the reins' and not the truth you present. Why don't you update the entry (which has a disclaimer that the info provided "may be compromised due to out-of-date information")? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenotropic_murine_leukemia_virus-related_virus Loved the book - looking for part 2, but fearing the ending, Ed in Phoenix