Discounting the lab leak theory always seemed very politically motivated to me (although I am not sure exactly what the motive was). It always seemed very susp

Discounting the lab leak theory always seemed very politically motivated to me (although I am not sure exactly what the motive was). It always seemed very suspicious that a definitive conclusion about the origin was drawn so quickly despite us barely knowing anything else about the virus. It also seemed incredibly suspicious that there was such a large effort to repress anyone who questioned the origin. The cherry of irony on top is how considering all possible theories of origin was labeled “science denial”, but appealing to authority with questionable motives was “trusting the science”.