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Re:Why the Wuhan lab leak theory shouldn't be dismissed by p1necone on Monday March 22, 2021 @10:24PM (#26550285)
Yes but when when people consistently bring up the mostly unfalsifiable theory that is most associated with conspiracy theories it's basically impossible to separate the conspiracy theorists from everyone else, and sadly much more productive to just not engage.
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Re:Why the Wuhan lab leak theory shouldn't be dismissed by Mat342 on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @07:52AM (#26553933)
Wait people can't debunk dumdum conspiracy theories? sad
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Re:Why the Wuhan lab leak theory shouldn't be dismissed by InitialLastName on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @04:35PM (#26560078)
There's an evolutionary theory of conspiracy theories (that I just made up) that they self-select for plausible unfalsifiability. If a theory has a weakness can be proven incorrect, people will eventually patch it with an ephemeral insinuation that "you know what happened here" and move on.
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