The knee jerk response to people who suggested this was a possibility as "conspiracy theorists" was ridiculous, and shows how pernicious to open thinking that p

The knee jerk response to people who suggested this was a possibility as "conspiracy theorists" was ridiculous, and shows how pernicious to open thinking that particular meme has become. I don't have a strong opinion on the lab theory, but I have always suspected this was a possibility and continue to be dumbfounded by otherwise smart people who simply refused to consider it. Edit: Flagged? OK.