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The lab leak hypothesis refers to one thing. It is on page 118 of this WHO report: https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/final-joint-report_origi

• ethanbond 4y ago
  Yes, if we are to ignore all the people who refer to their bioweapon theory as “lab leak hypothesis.” Or maybe to put it another way: it’s evident that at least when people think they’re responding to the lab leak hypothesis, they’re responding to a deliberate release scenario. IMO people have deliberately muddied the conversation because if you muddy it one direction you get to imply malice on China’s part, and if you muddy it in the other direction you get to clear China of incompetence. But in any case, not only are we not going to prove or fix malice or incompetence, it doesn’t actually require either to yield COVID-19 or COVID-19-like pandemics anyway. That’s where the conversation should be.