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Do they have an actual hypothesis?

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2021-02-06 08:29 Kristian G. Andersen open

The only viable version of the "lab escape" hypothesis that's left, is the one we mention in PO1 - that somebody had the virus at the WIV and popped it into tissue culture. But as we say, that would look identical to natural emergence -no point for scientists trying to figure out if that could have happened, since it's not a scientific question - it lies with intelligence.
2021-02-06 08:35 Andrew Rambaut open

Exactly - that was my point 3.
2021-02-06 08:36 Andrew Rambaut open

But that is not the hypothesis they are proposing.
2021-02-06 08:42 Andrew Rambaut open

But in the end you are never actually trying to convince these people, just make their arguments seem daft.
2021-02-06 08:42 Kristian G. Andersen

Do they have an actual hypothesis?
2021-02-06 08:43 Kristian G. Andersen open

"just make their arguments seem daft" Excatly
2021-02-06 08:43 Kristian G. Andersen open

And when you break it down - all they have is the fact that this was detected in Wuhan. That's literally it.
2021-02-06 08:44 Andrew Rambaut open

Yes.
2021-02-06 08:44 Andrew Rambaut open

And that is why they are so anti any idea of a previous history of circulation or cases in Europe in November etc.