I like your thoughts, both points very interesting.
1) If patients are XMRV+ the denialists can go stick their head in a bucket it won't matter.
2) If patients (with obvious neuro immune disease/disability) are not XMRV+
then I will eat my hat on youtube.
Deal?
Professor Peter White (CFS psychiatrist), this month says
1) Belonging to a self help group delays recovery

2) Patients being given financial support (to survive) welfare payments delays recovery.
If this is these people's mindset, and they warn us XMRV is not going to be anything, who is to be trusted?
The WPI who claim people with neuro immune disease using Canadian criteria tested positive between 65%, 85% 95% for XMRV. Or someone who even denies us the abilty to get support from fellow sufferers that we really do need?
I've thought this through a lot, there is no way that Dr Judy + Dr Peterson, and all there allies are going to end up with egg on their face regarding people with Canadian criteria ME/CFS - neuro immune disease.
They must have made sure they purchased brand new uncontaminated equipment first before announcing this.
I would bet 80/20, that this contamination theory is put out by Psychiatrists, because so far - all they have given is a soothing hand of death.
And or by patients themselves. We are so used to a dead end, we become expert in forensic detection and what/if/why/when - including me.
I thought what you did and still agree there is a chance (for sure), but I'll put my faith in these WPI folk, for the first time ever.
That hat will sure taste mighty fine!!