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We know with extremely high probability. It is genetically very close to bat coronaviruses. It is also not the first. Furthermore, a zoonotic coronavirus pandem

by GuB-42 5y ago

We know with extremely high probability. It is genetically very close to bat coronaviruses. It is also not the first. Furthermore, a zoonotic coronavirus pandemic was already on the "Disease X" list, so it wasn't completely unexpected. What we don't know yet is how it jumped from bats to humans. Is it direct? Is there an intermediate host? (pangolin?) The more reasonable conspiracy theory is that the virus escaped from the Wuhan lab, possibly as a result of gain of function experiments. But originally, it is still bats, and what they could have done is not something nature is incapable of.

covidlab 5y ago
The lab leak theory isn't a conspiracy theory, and it's rapidly looking like that's actually what happened. So no, we don't know that it came from an animal naturally with "extremely high probability," just like early in the pandemic we "knew" it was spread by droplets, but it wasn't, and we "knew" lockdowns would help, but we didn't. C'mon, man, tell me to trust the fucking science! I dare you! Your bat theory is the hair brained conspiracy theory, peddled by tabloids like CNN because the Trump admin liked the lab leak theory and they didn't like Trump. Give me a fucking break, I'm so tired of the condescension, the "extremely high probability" of everything passed down by lay believers like you during this whole crappy ordeal. Everything that supports your policy positions is something true with "extremely high probability" Holy fuck I'm so annoyed, I just spent several hours fully vaccinated wearing a pointless mask in an airport because of people like you that treat medical experts and tabloids like witch doctors and believe their every word without ever turning your puny smooth brain on for a fucking second It was a lab leak, and it probably came from an NIH funded study backed and promoted by Chief Moron Dr Tony Fauci who should have been fired for lying to the public for political reasons over a year ago I fucking hate this website. You people deserve n-gate.com, you know-it-all Silicon Valley appealing-to-authority morons, I hope you all get stuck in California when the economy there finally keels over
covidlab2 5y ago
The lab leak theory isn't a conspiracy theory, and it's rapidly looking like that's actually what happened. So no, we don't know that it came from an animal naturally with "extremely high probability," just like early in the pandemic we "knew" it was spread by droplets, but it wasn't, and we "knew" lockdowns would help, but we didn't. C'mon, man, tell me to trust the fucking science! I dare you! Your bat theory is the hair brained conspiracy theory, peddled by tabloids like CNN because the Trump admin liked the lab leak theory and they didn't like Trump. Give me a fucking break, I'm so tired of the condescension, the "extremely high probability" of everything passed down by lay believers like you during this whole crappy ordeal. Everything that supports your policy positions is something true with "extremely high probability" Holy fuck I'm so annoyed, I just spent several hours fully vaccinated wearing a pointless mask in an airport because of people like you that treat medical experts and tabloids like witch doctors and believe their every word without ever turning your puny smooth brain on for a fucking second It was a lab leak, and it probably came from an NIH funded study backed and promoted by Chief Moron Dr Tony Fauci who should have been fired for lying to the public for political reasons over a year ago I fucking hate this website. You people deserve n-gate.com, you know-it-all Silicon Valley appealing-to-authority morons, I hope you all get stuck in California when the economy there finally keels over
uratard 5y ago
You're a conspiracy theorist and a retard
- dang 5y ago
  Would you mind not creating accounts to break HN's rules with like this? It only makes everything worse. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
sewiouswy 5y ago
Seriously, though, you're wrong, just completely wrong, on every point https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/05/24/us-should-dig-deeper-into-theory-that-covid-originated-in-a-wuhan-lab-ex-clinton-official-says.html https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/05/24/us-should-dig-deeper-int... And condescendingly. It's a bad look. I bet you got vaccinated but still have a security blanket, er I mean mask, on your face, when you're completely alone and outside

by GuB-42 5y ago

covidlab 5y ago

The lab leak theory isn't a conspiracy theory, and it's rapidly looking like that's actually what happened. So no, we don't know that it came from an animal naturally with "extremely high probability," just like early in the pandemic we "knew" it was spread by droplets, but it wasn't, and we "knew" lockdowns would help, but we didn't. C'mon, man, tell me to trust the fucking science! I dare you! Your bat theory is the hair brained conspiracy theory, peddled by tabloids like CNN because the Trump admin liked the lab leak theory and they didn't like Trump. Give me a fucking break, I'm so tired of the condescension, the "extremely high probability" of everything passed down by lay believers like you during this whole crappy ordeal. Everything that supports your policy positions is something true with "extremely high probability" Holy fuck I'm so annoyed, I just spent several hours fully vaccinated wearing a pointless mask in an airport because of people like you that treat medical experts and tabloids like witch doctors and believe their every word without ever turning your puny smooth brain on for a fucking second It was a lab leak, and it probably came from an NIH funded study backed and promoted by Chief Moron Dr Tony Fauci who should have been fired for lying to the public for political reasons over a year ago I fucking hate this website. You people deserve n-gate.com, you know-it-all Silicon Valley appealing-to-authority morons, I hope you all get stuck in California when the economy there finally keels over

covidlab2 5y ago

uratard 5y ago

You're a conspiracy theorist and a retard

dang 5y ago
Would you mind not creating accounts to break HN's rules with like this? It only makes everything worse. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

sewiouswy 5y ago

Seriously, though, you're wrong, just completely wrong, on every point https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/05/24/us-should-dig-deeper-into-theory-that-covid-originated-in-a-wuhan-lab-ex-clinton-official-says.html https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/05/24/us-should-dig-deeper-int... And condescendingly. It's a bad look. I bet you got vaccinated but still have a security blanket, er I mean mask, on your face, when you're completely alone and outside