Lab Leak: The Official Conspiracy Theory That Still Gets You Credit as a Free Thinker
Lab Leak: The Official Conspiracy Theory That Still Gets You Credit as a Free Thinker
The thing that drives me nuts about the lab leak theory is that it absolutely should be investigated as a possible avenue for COVID's origin, but not because of some nefarious conspiracy theory. It should be investigated to determine whether or not there was a protocol breach, or perhaps an oversight in lab procedures, that could point to the need for greater safety in infectious disease labs. Remember, Wuhan, like all infectious disease labs, follows the same protocols as most other similar labs, including those in the United States. If there are lapses in safety and/or oversight, everyone should know and take the appropriate steps to mitigate that.
they prolly did investigate in 2021 before china announced that the virus likely originated from wet markets
This guy should be more careful with that gigantic virus in his hands ... imagine that virus reproducing in your body - - that's my own conspiracy theory 🤣
I mean, the website they link to is cancer. But the theory isn't all that crazy. Scientists still haven't been able to find a link between covid and any illness in bats, or any other species, so they're looking to alternatives now, and this is one of them. Not completely stupid considering ground zero was literally in a city where a lab doing this exact kind of gain of function research was located. Coincidence, maybe, but its not crazy to consider.
An origin theory pointing to manmade sources alone was never the problem. Using that idea to avoid doing things to protect the public was and still is. If someone like Trump starts shouting "hey, look over there!", you better look where he's not pointing, as he's all about distraction.
I would agree. Their refusal to get on messaging with wearing masks and getting vaccinated was annoying as fuck and killed people.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4797993/
This was a very on the nose publication 4 years before the covid-19 outbreak started. Further the viral genome doesn't show any sign of genetic modification which leaves various genomic signatures. Stop pushing conspiracy theories unless you have actual proof.
Republican "scientists" pushing this theory are as trustworthy as oil and gas "scientists" denying manmade climate change.
I'm not pushing a conspiracy theory. It's idiotic to dismiss stuff out of hand.
Edit: The article is literally about the lab leak theory. Otherwise I wojldnt have even mentioned it. My point is its bad science to just say it's a crackpot theory, and dig your heels in on. Is it unlikely that it came from a lab? Yes, most scientist's agree it is. But again, not the point.
Believe me, I wouldn't put it past the CCP to have been lying or attempting a cover-up.
But lab-grown virus is readily distinguishable from virus in the wild, and that was looked into by non-Chinese researchers early in the pandemic. That's why I think it's highly unlikely covid escaped from a lab. It is much more likely that the specific host and specific location where cross-species infection took place has not been identified. That takes both extensive fieldwork and luck.
Also, talking about liars: the first Trump administration went through all kinds of contortions to try to hang the blame on China, for obvious propaganda point-scoring reasons. So the fact that the Trump flunkies are still parroting that line lends zero credibility to the theory.
gain of function research
Are you referring to the actual research, or to the right-wing screeching pattern based on the same set of words?
Considering it is one thing but the right is outright saying it's either the most likely cause or the cause of the outbreak. I'm willing to consider food additives and other processing methods to be contributors to autism but I wouldn't say it's a "possible cause" when there are only vague correlations to that effect.
Yes. The theory is crazy.
And you sound crazy for peddling it
Edit: Literally only the republican "scientists" think it came from a lab. Actual scientists believe it was not.
So yeah. You sound crazy. Here's the democrats final report that states you sound crazy for peddling thier lies
No, it really doesn't get you credit as a free thinker. It's been comprehensively debunked.
MRI is responsible for the deaths of millions.
Great, let's see some peer-reviewed research to back up that bizarre claim.
