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> a conspiracy theory peddler. What conspiracy? It’s a theory of lost knowledge / confusion, but no one is conspiring with anyone.

• boxed 2y ago
  He asked for a citation. Please provide one.
  • moomin 2y ago
    Okay, I just jumped down a rabbit hole trying to figure out what OP might mean. I think they’ve got it sideways. I think they’re talking about vaccinia, a virus related to cowpox (and smallpox) that form the basis of modern smallpox vaccines. The origin of the virus is, entertainingly, lost to time due to poor record keeping. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinia There’s also “kinepox”, but I _think_ that’s just a different method of cowpox vaccine delivery.
    • jes5199 2y ago
      I’m not sure what’s sideways, how is this different from what I said?
      • moomin 2y ago
        Actually, you’re right. With the links it’s clear.
  • jes5199 2y ago
    I commented with links to wikipedia’s relevant sections
• Thorrez 2y ago
  If scientists found out that it wasn't cowpox and then conspired to keep that fact secret, or conspired to say "we all knew it wasn't cowpox from the beginning", that would be a conspiracy.