Re:A coronavirus epidemic hit 20k years ago, new study finds
by BlueTemplar on Friday June 25, 2021 @06:47PM
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Virologist here :
https://news.cnrs.fr/articles/the-origin-of-sars-cov-2-is-be...
Re:A coronavirus epidemic hit 20k years ago, new study finds
by asveikau on Friday June 25, 2021 @08:54PM
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I feel like "unintentionally escaped from a lab that was studying coronaviruses" is a lot different from the conspiracy theory type talk about being maliciously engineered. It's unfortunate that this distinction seems to get lost a lot.
Re:A coronavirus epidemic hit 20k years ago, new study finds
by briandear on Friday June 25, 2021 @03:21PM
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The theory that Covid was naturally occurring is also a theory. A true scientist wouldn’t reject a theory out of hand because the theory calls into question finding and research priorities of the scientists doing the rejecting. A lot of this theory rejection isn’t about science but about CYA.
Re:A coronavirus epidemic hit 20k years ago, new study finds
by justapassenger on Friday June 25, 2021 @03:35PM
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Evolution is also a theory right?
To reject natural origin of COVID you need a lot of research and hard data. Memos and journalists investigations aren’t that.
Equating man made and natural origin as two equally valid theories is just dishonest.
Meanwhile, viruses jumping spices is extremely well document behavior, and COVID like viruses are known to exists in other mammals. Actual data, and Occam's razor point to lab-made virus being invalid theory. Can experts pursue it? Sure, but until they have actual data, presenting it to the general public is click bait fear mongering.
And you also conveniently ignore that OP also had issues with vaccines, which effectiveness have as much backing by science as any theory could possibly have.