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Old 09-27-2010, 07:18 PM   #52 (permalink)
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[*]There is no "debate" amongst the global scientific community regarding the origins of HIV. All empirical data indicates that present-day HIV was initially a zoonotic retrovirus that was transfered from one of the Ape species (most likely the Pan genus) to humans (it is suggested that this took place in/around Congo). Exactly how, when and where the virus mutated have yet to be determined. Anyone who tells you otherwise has both willfully ignored mountains of evidence AND cherry-picked data to support a pre-formed, prejudicial conclusion.
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This might be a second topic, but would scientists ever admit to causing something that would harm the publics view of them?

Saying Nature caused it is an easy out. From them losing their jobs, lack of trust in vaccines/medical research, trails/lawsuits/lawyers, and scorn for years and years, admitting it was an accident would never fly. And neither would admitting a conspiracy targeting certain people (but I would only put that at a 4% chance).

So, what empirical data is there that proves that this would spread in the way it did in the first few years?
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