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Jakyl25 posted...

ProTip: if youre engineering a virus for biological warfare, develop a cure alongside it

'would china really have safeguards so weak in one of their only two biolabs that it'd get out and infect the public first?'
'would china really be so dumb as to make a bioweapon but not have a cure for it?'

the only reason the conspiracy theory even works is because the answer to both of those is "yeah, it's china, that sounds about right." not that i buy it but i certainly can understand where the conspiracy's coming from; whether it's from the proximity and uniqueness of the labs, the research put into SARS, china's known history with working on bioweapons in said labs, and odd attributes to the virus like HIV treatment working. totally get how that conclusion gets reached. just think bat soup is a simpler and more likely answer since this virus is related to SARS and that one was ultimately found to be related to bats - bat droppings i believe was the 2017 conclusion. if it's their poop then it makes sense that a stronger, different form could exist within their bodies and it'd make sense as a biologic defense mechanism to save their species; if eating them releases a plague among other species you might as well say they're poisonous.

so it makes sense within nature, makes sense with its connection to SARS, and the reason HIV treatment works does actually work with HIV's history too. while the exact origins of that disease are unknown one aspect that does seem consistent is that its origins come from bushmeat, aka, meat from african wildlife. more specifically that means chimps, rats, snakes, and bats - exactly the same sort of place that things like SARS and the Coronavirus are believed to come from. if that past holds true then it makes perfect sense, we're dealing with evolutionary developments animals made to protect themselves and though it's manifested differently depending on region, the roots are similar enough that treatments for one would work on the other.

it checks out pretty well. don't know why, don't know how, but there's a very clear and consistent connection.
unless you're gonna believe HIV was made in a lab too. then i mean, sure, bioweapon.

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