> There are any number of other labs around the world working on similarly dangerous research that could get released on accident. And you don't see a problem

> There are any number of other labs around the world working on similarly dangerous research that could get released on accident. And you don't see a problem with this? You seem to assume the lab-leak hypothesis assumes malicious intent in creating the virus, but most people are actually concerned about negligence and/or a malicious coverup of the origin. A definitive answer to the origin of covid could help answer the following questions: - How much do I trust U.S. public health institutions? - How much do I trust Chinese public health institutions? - Should gain-of-function and other high-risk virus research be conducted? And what should the safety standards be of such research? - Is there a problem of forced consensus/centralization in the broader scientific community?