[pton_xd]

> Because that is a bold claim to make. There is no proof of a lab leak and evidence leads to the wet market as the source.

A novel coronavirus outbreak happens at the exact location as a lab performing gain of function research on coronaviruses... but yeah, suggesting a lab leak is outlandish, offensive even, and you should be censored for even mentioning that as a possibility. Got it.

This line of thinking didn't make sense then and still doesn't make sense now.

[aeternum]

Yes, Jon Stewart really nailed this point, it's a great clip and worth the re-watch.

[j_w]

But the first cases were all linked to a wet market far enough from the lab that it would be highly improbable for the cases to come from the lab itself.

[kevin_thibedeau]

Their containment protocols are known to be lax. A staffer could have been a vector for the initial transmission. Remember they tried to pin it on US military personnel early on. The CCP wants the market to be the focus of attention and we'll never get believable evidence that suggests otherwise.

[cmilton]

Correlation does not equal causation my friend.

Plenty of people were able to talk about lab leak conspiracies. That is why we are still debating it today.

[mk89]

Well, conspiracy theories made by Germany and US I guess? [0]

I doubt it.

[0]: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7vypq31z7o

[cmilton]

>It assessed the lab theory as "likely", although it did not have definitive proof.

[mk89]

You're talking about a country where freedom of speech is openly not existing. Imagine your chances of finding out that they accidentally spread a virus they were researching about.

The same country with 1 billion people and 6-8 covid cases per day. Sure.

To be honest I don't even understand why this is a topic anymore. Conspiracy or not, it's plausible that they screwed up. Why are people nitpicking, I don't get it.