The most annoying #LabLeak advocates of all are the ones who *swear* they believe that #SARSCoV2 has a natural origin, but nonetheless insist we REALLY need to investigate lab origin because…reasons…and then act indignant and wounded when you point out how implausible it is.
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Then they act even more hurt when you point out how they are inadvertently aiding conspiracy theorists their spreading of
#COVID19 disinformation by vastly exaggerating the likelihood of#LabLeak relative to a natural origin and thereby making disinformation seem more credible.5 replies 5 retweets 53 likesShow this thread -
David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Jonathan M. Katz
Is
#LabLeak possible? Sure.#LabLeakTheory *could* one day be proven. Is it likely that this will happen? No, not particularly, and right now the evidence for a lab origin for#SARSCoV2 is incredibly dodgy.https://twitter.com/KatzOnEarth/status/1400557044403421187 …David Gorski, MD, PhD added,
Jonathan M. KatzVerified account @KatzOnEarthI don’t know how COVID-19 started but I’m gonna do a Nate Silver style prediction: sooner or later we’re going to see a series of introspective media columns on how Pottinger, Pompeo & Co. rolled the media into accepting the “China did it” theory before it was fully baked. https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1400551680320618505 …Show this thread5 replies 8 retweets 46 likesShow this thread -
I’ll change my mind if anyone produces compelling evidence. Right now, though,
#LabLeakTheory is basically an appeal to ignorance, often based on risibly incompetent molecular biology and genocide. Want to change doubters’ minds? Produce some actual scientific evidence!7 replies 15 retweets 80 likesShow this thread -
Replying to @gorskon
I’ll change my mind about you if you produce compelling evidence virus jumped from animal to human and you have none . Everything point at lab leak and involvement of US scientists in gain of function research coupled witch Chinese. For now your thesis are just verbal diarrhea .
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Replying to @heliflyer2000 @gorskon
Nothing points to a lab leak and the last few pandemics were all zoonotic
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Replying to @ianfmusgrave @heliflyer2000
Worse, many of the
#LabLeak arguments are in essence appeals to ignorance: We don't yet know the animal source, therefore...lab leak! Then there are the risibly bad arguments claiming that#SARSCoV2 could not have arisen from a human source. So. Much. Ignorance. Of. Science.6 replies 5 retweets 27 likes -
Replying to @gorskon @ianfmusgrave
If I am to be insulted, I must first value your opinion .
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Replying to @heliflyer2000 @gorskon
Hint, pointing out that you are wrong is not an insult
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Funny how many people think that it is, isn’t it?
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