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SoonerPride

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10. We know that isn't the case already.
Thu Apr 8, 2021, 10:44 AM
Apr 2021

The only question is was this a totally natural zoomorphic transmission or an accidental escape from a lab studying the coronavirus.

They already know there was no human tinkering with the virus.

That is fact.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/03/17/covid-19-coronavirus-did-not-come-from-a-lab-study-shows-natural-origins/

Don’t you just love conspiracy theories? Especially when two groups of people have pretty much the same conspiracy theory about each other?

Some folks including politicians in both the U.S. and China have suggested that the COVID-19 coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) that’s causing the pandemic may actually be a bioweapon that was manufactured in a lab. The only difference between their conspiracy theories is who’s being accused of doing the manufacturing.

As you probably know, proximity alone should not imply guilt. That would be like claiming that you farted whenever there’s a bad smell and you happen to be in the vicinity. Sure you may have intestines but that doesn’t mean that every foul stench emanated from your guts.

Plus, it’s a lot easier to leak a pocket of air though your butt than a virus from a BSL-4 facility. BSL-4 facilities maintain the highest level of security among bio-laboratories since they do work on dangerous potentially life-threatening agents such as the Ebola, Lassa fever, and Marburg viruses. So it’s not as if the people inside these labs are playing throw and catch with the viruses and stuffing them into their pockets. To be designated as a BSL-4, the lab has to have the appropriate ventilation systems, reinforced walls, security systems, and construction to keep the wrong things inside and the right things outside.

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gotta fuel the hate. nt. Voltaire2 Apr 2021 #1
I don't think it has anything to do with hate. Yorkie Mom Apr 2021 #2
of course it does Voltaire2 Apr 2021 #5
Yes, Trump did try to blame China, but Yorkie Mom Apr 2021 #8
Imagine being this agitated all the time. BannonsLiver Apr 2021 #11
The big thing is to not lay blame but put in jimfields33 Apr 2021 #3
honestly at this point what difference does it make? SoonerPride Apr 2021 #4
It's not the origin that caused a pandemic. It's the deliberate mis-handling by Trump and others. lagomorph777 Apr 2021 #6
This is the main thing that trumpists want to divert attention from. SoonerPride Apr 2021 #12
Would it matter to you if Yorkie Mom Apr 2021 #7
this.... just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.... getagrip_already Apr 2021 #9
but honestly it isn't. and that's exactly the point SoonerPride Apr 2021 #14
Well, it is science at it's root.... getagrip_already Apr 2021 #17
Agreed. Yorkie Mom Apr 2021 #19
We know that isn't the case already. SoonerPride Apr 2021 #10
We actually don't know that. Yorkie Mom Apr 2021 #16
Science says we do know. SoonerPride Apr 2021 #18
this as well... getagrip_already Apr 2021 #20
+1 Hugin Apr 2021 #13
I think it does matter Midnightwalk Apr 2021 #15
They're seriously beating a dead horse at this point. Initech Apr 2021 #21
No, not declare war. Yorkie Mom Apr 2021 #22
Would that accomplish anything? Seriously? Initech Apr 2021 #23
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