This argument relies on the nirvana fallacy. "You are not perfectly clairvoyant, therefore prediction is worthless". I recall, but cannot locate, that question

This argument relies on the nirvana fallacy. "You are not perfectly clairvoyant, therefore prediction is worthless". I recall, but cannot locate, that questions related to the outbreak of trans-species respiratory illnesses from China have been canvassed in the past. It does appear that the US intelligence community expected a pandemic to emerge: https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/16/analysis-yes-people-did-foresee-this-pandemic-happening/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/16/analysis-yes-people-d...