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This would be a really scary outcome. As has been commented elsewhere, there's confirmed events of at least four virus leaks from labs in Beijing. Evidence/art

This would be a really scary outcome. As has been commented elsewhere, there's confirmed events of at least four virus leaks from labs in Beijing. Evidence/article on it here: https://thebulletin.org/2014/03/threatened-pandemics-and-laboratory-escapes-self-fulfilling-prophecies/ https://thebulletin.org/2014/03/threatened-pandemics-and-lab... Not only that, but just last year there was a case of a Chinese scientist who was banished from a Canadian bio lab level 4 for stealing virus samples, as well as a Harvard Academic found to be taking money from the Chinese gov to help develop the lab in Wuhan. None of this proves the lab theory, but I do believe that with enough genetic analysis the truth will come out.

uwuhn 7y ago
I don't like how people are saying that theories regarding it being accidentally leaked are conspiratorial in nature. Intentional leaking? Sure, I think it's fair to consider that a conspiracy theory. But not accidental.
- AndrewBissell 7y ago
  It would be conspiratorial in nature because it questions the Chinese government's official narrative that the virus emerged from a seafood market, and implies they're covering up the truth. Of course, people usually use the term "conspiratorial" to be synonymous with "untrue" or even "patently absurd."
  - busterarm 7y ago
    We already know for sure that the initial cases did not originate in the seafood market and that the market was just an infection vector for subsequent cases. Recently available data shows that the first few cases happened in November.
  - contingencies 7y ago
    Haha, I like conspiracy theories. While we're at it: <s>Isn't it convenient that it appeared smack bang in the middle of China right about 2x incubation periods before Chinese New Year, the greatest annual migration in human history? Also that it's the first major virus outbreak to be described to the public as driven by asymptomatic carriers? And right after a 'trade war'? Before an election? What's to say it wasn't a ... drumroll please ... foreign or rogue scientist bioweapon?</s> cue for Dr. Evil cat stroking
- scottlegrand2 7y ago
  I just want to know when we're going to start playing Six Degrees of Jeffrey Epstein here...
- codingslave 7y ago
  I know that specifically on reddit, most posts related to the lab theory are deleted on the main pages and subreddits for this virus. For me it's been fascinating to watch the curation and deletion of content that has been evolving over the last few days. I agree that anything with intentional leaking is really far into conspiracy theory land, but the idea that it was a leak is not so crazy.
zamalek 7y ago
> None of this proves the lab theory The attempted and partially continued cover-up and downplaying of the outbreak does add a significant amount of credence to the theory.

uwuhn 7y ago

I don't like how people are saying that theories regarding it being accidentally leaked are conspiratorial in nature. Intentional leaking? Sure, I think it's fair to consider that a conspiracy theory. But not accidental.

AndrewBissell 7y ago
It would be conspiratorial in nature because it questions the Chinese government's official narrative that the virus emerged from a seafood market, and implies they're covering up the truth. Of course, people usually use the term "conspiratorial" to be synonymous with "untrue" or even "patently absurd."
- busterarm 7y ago
  We already know for sure that the initial cases did not originate in the seafood market and that the market was just an infection vector for subsequent cases. Recently available data shows that the first few cases happened in November.
- contingencies 7y ago
  Haha, I like conspiracy theories. While we're at it: <s>Isn't it convenient that it appeared smack bang in the middle of China right about 2x incubation periods before Chinese New Year, the greatest annual migration in human history? Also that it's the first major virus outbreak to be described to the public as driven by asymptomatic carriers? And right after a 'trade war'? Before an election? What's to say it wasn't a ... drumroll please ... foreign or rogue scientist bioweapon?</s> cue for Dr. Evil cat stroking
scottlegrand2 7y ago
I just want to know when we're going to start playing Six Degrees of Jeffrey Epstein here...
codingslave 7y ago
I know that specifically on reddit, most posts related to the lab theory are deleted on the main pages and subreddits for this virus. For me it's been fascinating to watch the curation and deletion of content that has been evolving over the last few days. I agree that anything with intentional leaking is really far into conspiracy theory land, but the idea that it was a leak is not so crazy.

zamalek 7y ago

> None of this proves the lab theory The attempted and partially continued cover-up and downplaying of the outbreak does add a significant amount of credence to the theory.