I am not sure what you are trying to say. It is a conspiracy theory at this point because it is believes, in spite of the existing evidence, the covid absolutely came leaked from a lab rather than starting being of zoonotic orign. It also asserts a coverup by both the Chinese and American government, as well as cover ups and complicity from the entire Chinese and American virology community.
This, despite the possibility seriously investigated by (at least the Americans) and finding very little evidence to support it, and far less than the zoonotic origin.
That's why it's a conspiracy theory, because it alleges a conspiracy.
The specific origins of the virus have not, to my knowledge, been confirmed.
I am not asserting that it was a lab leak; I’m merely asserting that it is not unreasonable to consider it possible.
Nowhere did I suggest that I believed it more likely to be the source than zoonotic spillover, nor did I assert anything about a coverup by any party.
Frankly, this whole discussion is a great example of why I commented. It should absolutely not be discouraged to consider less-likely explanations when the most likely has not been conclusively proven.
Okay okay I don't think we're getting through to each other.
Which is more likely
(a) Some oriental man fucked a pangolin with pangolin-COVID at a market pangolin brothel, which mutated from a cosmic ray to now become super turbo COVID in humans, a one step transformation
(b) the virus research institute 20 feet from the market, which had the stated goal of cooking up super turbo COVID, had an oopsie and it got out and was pinned on the market to save face.
Of course, the true answer is obvious - (a)!!! To even imagine such an unscrupulous politician engaging in such scapegoating. The right honorable chinese and american leadership dutifully investigated the cause, found to be pangolin-man-sex, and that's the start and end of it. full stop.
This, despite the possibility seriously investigated by (at least the Americans) and finding very little evidence to support it, and far less than the zoonotic origin.
That's why it's a conspiracy theory, because it alleges a conspiracy.