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Easy answer: it's impossible to prove a negative. In this case, that the lab was not responsible.
by tantalor 6y ago
Easy answer: it's impossible to prove a negative.
In this case, that the lab was not responsible.
- Delk 6y agoYou can't prove it, but apparently you can try to find evidence to see if it seems likely: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200317175442.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200317175442.h...
- tantalor 6y agoIt can be both! The lab could have mishandled a natural specimen, causing first human infection.
- bootlooped 6y agoHow do we prove that accused people are not guilty of crimes then?
- stonogo 6y agoIn the US courts system, we do not. People are presumed innocent, and the burden of proof is on the prosecution.
- bootlooped 6y agoTrue. Maybe it was a poor analogy. In a bizarre world where you were presumed guilty, could you do anything? If you submitted evidence that you were on another continent at the time of the crime, doesn't that prove you didn't do it? (Assuming the crime is something you must be physically present to do)
- tim333 6y agoWe may find proof of a zoonotic origin away from the lab.