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I was only thinking of anthropogenic deaths. But hmm, the deaths in the conquest of the Americas were largely due to accidental infection. So maybe that's a blu
by consumer451 3y ago
I was only thinking of anthropogenic deaths. But hmm, the deaths in the conquest of the Americas were largely due to accidental infection. So maybe that's a blurry line.
I have only heard of the biolabs theory from sources that I don't put a lot of faith in. But, I could have missed something. Could you share the best source on that?
- zdragnar 3y agoSeveral US government agencies, including the FBI: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chris-wray-covid-origin-likely-wuhan-labl-leak/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chris-wray-covid-origin-likely-... The WHO had plans to test animals and people around various locations to pinpoint the origin, but because their investigation was also going to include another look at the lab leak theory, they caved to pressure from China and abandoned the investigation: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00283-y https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00283-y Not evidence per se, but suspicious, and casts doubt on their earlier conclusions. There's plenty of coincidental and other high suspicious things, but if there were hard proof it wouldn't be much of a controversy.
- consumer451 3y agoThanks, forgot about the DOE. I'm not entirely discounting the lab leak theory, but WMD in Iraq were also low confidence intel. Either way, as far as action items: 1) We should tighten up all infectious disease labs AND 2) We should have higher global food standards (wet markets, etc) AND 3) Improve indoor air filtration, everywhere As far as I can tell, we've done none of those things.