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Re:Covid 'fuse' may have been lit weeks or months before the... by akie on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @08:46AM (#26646545)
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Viruses jumping from animals to humans is a very well-established theory. What makes this virus so different that you make the extraordinary claim that in this particular case, that didn't happen?
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Re:Covid 'fuse' may have been lit weeks or months before the... by adrianb on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @09:07AM (#26646754)
Viruses escaping from labs are also well-established, frequently occurring incidents [1]. Both should get attention and investigative effort.

[1] https://eu.usatoday.com/in-depth/opinion/2021/03/22/why-covi...

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Re:Covid 'fuse' may have been lit weeks or months before the... by codeulike on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @09:02AM (#26646698)
I think the idea is that that did happen, but it happened in a lab for studying bat viruses, rather than in a cave. SARS-1 escaped from labs numerous times.
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