[namose]

> There are any number of other labs around the world working on similarly dangerous research that could get released on accident.

And you don't see a problem with this?

You seem to assume the lab-leak hypothesis assumes malicious intent in creating the virus, but most people are actually concerned about negligence and/or a malicious coverup of the origin.

A definitive answer to the origin of covid could help answer the following questions:

- How much do I trust U.S. public health institutions?

- How much do I trust Chinese public health institutions?

- Should gain-of-function and other high-risk virus research be conducted? And what should the safety standards be of such research?

- Is there a problem of forced consensus/centralization in the broader scientific community?