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In reply to the discussion: Wuhan lab leak? [View all]Johnny2X2X
(24,216 posts)28. Worth investigating sure, likely the cause, no
It's possible there was a lab leak, maybe 1%. Definitely worth investigating. 99% chance it's naturally occurring, and we're investigating that too. Or whatever those %s are, 99-1, 90-10, 98-2. In fact, by investigating it's origins, which everyone has always agreed we do, we'll find out or more likely rule out that it was a lab escape.
The public just simply doesn't understand root cause analysis. You ask the questions an investigate, if there's a 1% chance something was the cause, you don't just not investigate, you investigate and rule it out. So the public has twisted "worth investigating" to "likely came from a lab" because coincidences.
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It did seem like he started laying the groundwork well before the pandemic.
lagomorph777
Jun 2021
#26
It makes what Trump did even Worse . Because he denied it existed and it would just go away
JI7
Jun 2021
#44
+1, ... every republican president I've voted against has had a war, national disasters or world ...
uponit7771
Jun 2021
#17
I agree with you. I don't believe it was deliberate. It would be helpful to know
Pisces
Jun 2021
#33