-49
Do you think that COVID-19 was released on purpose? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
69 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 9 points 4 months ago* (16 children)

No.
I do think it leaked from a lab in Wuhan, but not that it was on purpose.
Keeping viruses contained is difficult. One slipup, or one incompetent person, and and it's out.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 16 child comments
    •
  • [–] 14 points 4 months ago (8 children)

    No.

    This is almost definitely correct.

    I do think it leaked from a lab in Wuhan, but not that it was on purpose.

    This, however, is possible, but probably false. The consensus among virologists is that the virus crossed to humans at the Wuhan animal market, not the lab. As I say, it's possible and scientists are still looking into it. We don't know the exact mechanism by which the virus first infected humans, but the market is more likely.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 8 child comments
    •
  • [+] -6 points 4 months ago (7 children)

    It makes most sense that it came from the lab where such viruses were studied. But there was a cover-up.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 7 child comments
    •
  • [–] 14 points 4 months ago

    It makes total sense if you ignore the epidemiological and genetic evidence that it came from the seafood market and instead hallucinate a ton of non-existing evidence it came from the lab.

    There's no evidence to support the lab-leak theory at this time.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • [+] [S] -4 points 4 months ago (4 children)
    [deleted]
  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 4 child comments
    •
  • [+] [S] -11 points 4 months ago* (5 children)
    [deleted]
  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 5 child comments
    •
  • [–] 18 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    Just Asking Questions (JAQing off) is a thing, it’s a form of trolling where people who either already have a POV or aren’t really actually interested in answers engage in discussion, typically in bad faith.

    For example if you ask “do you think COVID-19 was engineered…” (given the conspiracy theorism inherent in the topic) and someone replies with an answer (no) to which you think reply “yes but virus can be easily engineered and released” and every response contains some variant of “I’m just asking a question”. You can probably see how it fits a pattern.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 4 child comments
    •
  • [+] [S] -5 points 4 months ago (2 children)
    [deleted]
  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •