Because the "theoretical possibility" is the "escape from the lab" hypothesis that Trump exploited for his own ends. Not where the first cases were seen.

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So basically we have to do what the scientists tell us today. All scientific theory is gospel until another scientist disproves or amends it, and then that scientific theory becomes gospel (e.g. Newton and Einstein). My remark re climate change being used as control is confirmed by your comments...in days past YOU would burn in hell if you didn't do the right thing, now if you don't follow the script, YOU, YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN will burn on Earth. Fear of the unknown being used to control. Now, you and your scientist friend may well be right; I can accept that is possible, maybe even probable, but I'm not going to beat myself up over it. Take single use plastic bags...if they are so bad, ban them. Make us go back to using paper bags. Same with plastic bottles, go back to returnable glass ones..but that wouldn't raise 10p per use towards whatever the money is used for.

hats off to palace, they were always gonna be louder, and hate to say it but they were impressive ALL bouncing and singing.

I applaud you for recognising the powers that be controlling us through fear.
Indeed, the talking head on the television we're being urged to identify as Boris Johnson came right out and said it only a week ago. "We're changing the tools for controlling the masses" or words to that effect.
However, you're barking up the wrong tree with climate change.
Especially as there are clearly TWO schools of science : one is being silenced by the media and the other is bent as a nine Bob note.

If things are so bad, they should be banned. 10p may not be much on it's own but multiply that out by the number of plastic bags dished out and it becomes a useful amount. It was 5p when it was first introduced, so the slippery slope of acceptance is already there. With knowledge comes power...said by Bacon and used by Thomas Jefferson. That is where my concern is. Half of me wants to be wrong and in twenty years time we're all living in a stable climate that everybody is in love with. But then Yellowstone erupts and all my efforts are laughed at by nature!

hats off to palace, they were always gonna be louder, and hate to say it but they were impressive ALL bouncing and singing.

Within a week of of the virus going public a university in beijing had concluded that the virus had most likely come from the wuhan lab, the crux of their findings was the species of bat responsible were not native to wuhan but another region the other side of china.

This was public knowledge and the news was broken by Tucker Carlson on his show, it fell on death ears because Trump.

The mountains are calling & I must go.

There was a great deal of speculation and theories at the time. Some plausible, others not, but none proved. Which remains the case.

People like Tucker Carson ought never be allowed behind a microphone. He might claim it was "news" but it's about as reliable as something from Alex Jones. OK, perhaps not quite as bad, but you get the point. Tucker Carson has always been a sycophantic apologist for Trump. People like him did his PR.

Edited by Wisbech Eagle (21 Jul 2021 3.39pm)

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