Online debate splits into political and scientific camps
2 Sep 19 12:13 PM · 4d ago · 67 comments · 1 source · development 2 of 2
Comments under the post rapidly diverge between those citing the finding as settling the origin question in favor of zoonotic spillover and others maintaining that China's lack of lab transparency keeps the lab-leak theory alive.
“There was never any evidence of a #COVID lab accident.”
limelightonyou.bsky.social, Bluesky commenter · bluesky ↗princess-vimentin.bsky.social Bluesky poster who shared the Chemistry World articleShi Zhengli Virologist at the Wuhan Institute of VirologyMichael Worobey Professor of evolutionary biology cited by a commenter
Rand Paul US Senator referenced in discussion as a lab-leak proponent
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There was never any evidence of a #COVID lab accident. Republicans love to try and scare us. The GOP constantly uses fear, violence, scapegoats, and blame in their politcal propaganda. They wanted to blame China. China is not our enemy, however.
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I’m sure Rand Paul will be issuing a heartfelt apology any moment now. 😊
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The China theory of Covid origination was setup courtesy of Trump to prove he wasn’t to blame for a million American deaths which could’ve been cut in half with masks. Trump exercised genocide right here at home. How the fuck did we re-elect him for a second term?
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The only exercise conspiracy theorists get is from jumping to conclusions.
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The scary thing is they accuse others of the very same things they do themselves be that cheating in elections, pedophilia, and ya I think they would be evil enough to generate a horrible new illness.
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Anti Vaxxers: “this is a psyop by WHO, CCP, Wu Tang Clan, and Bill Gates to undermine freedom….”🤡 Let’s stop enabling them, and instead call out & address the underlying diagnosis for anti vax lunacy fueled by bots: Yes I’m calling out organized psychiatry for moral cowardice. Do your job!
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Viruses constantly mutate, and some make it further than others. An infinite experiment of gain of function. Every day in the world there are crossover events into other species and individuals. You don’t need a lab. We live on the largest lab in our solar system.
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But that’s the issue. The viral sequences in Shi Zhengli’s lab at the WIV don’t match the samples from the wet market.
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lol no. The fact that the WIV is 10 miles from the wet market is circumstantial. It is possible to get more evidence of the zoonotic origins without asking China to cooperate.
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Because one third of eligible voters actively chose to stay home and not vote. They are each as responsible for Thump’s election as any Magat.
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no evidence, or factual proof would ever convince maga.
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There is more evidence supporting the zoonotic origins than an a lab leak. There is no credible evidence that it was genetically engineered.
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Lol So many people don’t understand why the lab leak theory is weak, watery, tepid sauce.
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A time will come when the sane will just leave them behind.
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I can say it. It is easier to simply recreate smallpox and much more deadly.
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Lab Leak is Conjecture. An its more about the idea that they made it, and leaked it, on purpose. Another rightwing fantasy that has nothing to do with a legitimate conversation.
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Michael Worobey, professor of evolutionary biology, proved that covid originated at the open air market place, even found it in samples taken from the cages.
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I don’t like to say I told you so, but I told you so. Bats are vectors for hundreds of thousands of viruses. They just are. Science.
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The most compelling evidence was China blocking access to both labs and destroying samples and documentation there. 🤷♂️
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The bats are getting even for humans using pesticides to kill their food source. Just saying. 😎
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And their leaps of logic resemble those in wuxia movies
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There was no Covid lab leak it went from animal to animal then animal to human
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