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Re:Polio Detected in US by tekknik on Sunday July 24, 2022 @08:51AM (#32212974)
What looks like a virus that isn’t a virus? Why does this debris in multiple samples look similar if they’re random collections of other matter?

Why is it so hard to believe viruses exist?

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Re:Polio Detected in US by cies on Monday July 25, 2022 @07:10AM (#32222881)
> What looks like a virus that isn’t a virus?

So what does it look like? We only have crummy black-white EM images, that look like any dead cell debris to me.

> Why is it so hard to believe viruses exist?

It was easy, I did it most of my life. It's much harder to question my beliefs, but maybe that's something you have less experience with.

> Why is it so hard to believe viruses exist? (2)

Because they have never been truly isolated. While other bio particles of similar size have.

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Re:Polio Detected in US by tekknik on Wednesday July 27, 2022 @11:38PM (#32260231)
If you question electron microscopy then why do you not question your own eyesight? Eyes are just as susceptible to EM radiation no?
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