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> I thought that the bat soup origin was debunked Bat soup was used as an example. It would help the discussion if we stop taking everything in the most litera

• swasheck 7y ago
  You didn't use it as an example, I was recalling from the initial theories when "coronavirus" was making the news. It would also be helpful to the discussion if "we" stopped casting broad nets and making sweeping generalizations without specifics and context. "Eating exotic animals" has no real meaning. Bats may not be exotic in that region. Additionally, you specifically said "eating" and, so, my comment was specifically directed at the consumption of animals. In that case, cattle (not "exotic" in my region) can carry bovine spongiform encephalopathy which _can_ survive ingestion (most likely CNS tissues). So, when dealing with science-y sort of things, making generalizations in order to support an opinion, you're basically opening yourself up to people (like myself) who desire specificity and factual support. As was mentioned in an erudite child comment, the most likely form of transmission was in the preparation of the foodstuff, so if you believe that more caution should be exercised, then you'd get no complaints from me.