>But we've pretty much established that it was a virus of natural origin - all of our molecular techniques leave signs, so an honest discussion would foreclose

>But we've pretty much established that it was a virus of natural origin - all of our molecular techniques leave signs, so an honest discussion would foreclose that possibility. I've only heard crack pots claim it was man made up to this point. I think repeatedly bringing it up or acting as if that's what lab leak means to most is disingenuous at this point. >That doesn't eliminate the possibility that it was a natural virus which had been collected and subsequently escaped due to bad lab technique That's what everyone is actually talking about. The man made conspiracy theory is a red herring that only serves to strawman and shut down legitimate discussion.