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> Let's skip omicron for now. Are you talking about omicron now or original Wuhan virus? Omicron stays mainly in upper respiratory parts. It does not go deep

> Let's skip omicron for now. Are you talking about omicron now or original Wuhan virus? Omicron stays mainly in upper respiratory parts. It does not go deep into lungs and body as other variants. That makes it less lethal, not because it is somehow milder. Normal cold is also quite lethal, once it spreads through body, but it never gets a chance. I am happy to accept theory it stayed in single host for several months, and gained a few mutations. But that does not explain its DNA code. You do not get this type of mutations without spread in massive population. And there are no random bit flips, that should accumulate over several months. > But that will prove exactly nothing to anybody who believes in lab leak origin. This is not a religion, there is no "believe". Lab leak (or artificial synthesis) is just a theory that explains origin of virus very well. Dismissing it without investigation would be unscientific.

scotty79 5y ago
I was talking about original strain as indicated by "let's skip omicron for now".
scotty79 5y ago
> This is not a religion, there is no "believe". Religions are not the only things people believe in. Some people believe in lab leak exactly the same way some believe in flat earth. With fierce conviction despite complete lack of evidence with just surface level clues. > Lab leak (or artificial synthesis) is just a theory that explains origin of virus very well. It's a hypothesis. Most likely unfalsifiable because I have no idea what could prove it wrong. It doesn't explain a single thing about coronavirus and has no predictive power. > Dismissing it without investigation would be unscientific. What is posited without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. You are of course free to search for evidence even though it was dismissed. And come back if you find any. Some people looked for evidence over last two year and so far they haven't found anything new or interesting.
- throw8932894 5y ago
  It is really hard to tell if you are trolling. Anyway, it is all flat earth nut whack conspiracy, have a good day.
  - scotty79 5y ago
    What exactly sounds trollish to you? I believe that in my previous comment I haven't said a single controversial thing.

scotty79 5y ago

I was talking about original strain as indicated by "let's skip omicron for now".

scotty79 5y ago

> This is not a religion, there is no "believe". Religions are not the only things people believe in. Some people believe in lab leak exactly the same way some believe in flat earth. With fierce conviction despite complete lack of evidence with just surface level clues. > Lab leak (or artificial synthesis) is just a theory that explains origin of virus very well. It's a hypothesis. Most likely unfalsifiable because I have no idea what could prove it wrong. It doesn't explain a single thing about coronavirus and has no predictive power. > Dismissing it without investigation would be unscientific. What is posited without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. You are of course free to search for evidence even though it was dismissed. And come back if you find any. Some people looked for evidence over last two year and so far they haven't found anything new or interesting.

throw8932894 5y ago
It is really hard to tell if you are trolling. Anyway, it is all flat earth nut whack conspiracy, have a good day.
- scotty79 5y ago
  What exactly sounds trollish to you? I believe that in my previous comment I haven't said a single controversial thing.