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2021-05-26 16:47 Kristian G. Andersen open

Let me get people's Gmail accounts and lock the document
2021-05-26 16:48 Kristian G. Andersen open

This article is :fire: https://massivesci.com/articles/sars-cov-coronavirus-covid19-lab-leak-hypothesis/
2021-05-26 16:48 Kristian G. Andersen open

Gets better towards the end - especially these two paragraphs. :fire::fire::fire: [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2021-05-26 at 4.45.45 PM.png]
2021-05-26 16:49 Kristian G. Andersen open

"it's naive at best and violent gaslighting at worst to pretend that supporting an evidence-free hypothesis that clearly adds fuel to the idea that China inflicted COVID-19 upon the world" I'm glad I called Relman naive to his face because, yes, that's exactly what it is.
2021-05-26 16:50 Andrew Rambaut

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2021-05-26 16:59 Edward C. Holmes open

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2021-05-26 17:31 Robert F. Garry open

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2021-05-26 17:36 Robert F. Garry open

Yes - please pick a side: "There's a choice being made here between two ideas -- one that falls neatly within the world of biology, and the other that knots together conspiracy theory, political intrigue, and xenophobia."
2021-05-26 17:38 Kristian G. Andersen open

Yup. What's key here - if there was _evidence_ to support the lab leak, taking that latter path would (unfortunately) have been necessary. However, there isn't any evidence, so it ends up exactly like he writes it. Sad!