I am not at all against the Worobey et al authors making a case to support their #COVID19 market origin hypothesis. I am against any misrepresentation of those arguments as proof that this hypothesis is proven. That is simply not supported by the available evidence.
@JamieMetzl Not to mention them saying that most knowledgeable scientists agree with them, and that if you don't agree with them then you're not a knowledgeable scientist.
@michaelzlin @JamieMetzl This really strikes me a twitter thing. I've talked with many scientists (in real life) about Covid origins, and there were exactly two who expressed 'high confidence' in a zoonotic spillover scenario. Most remain largely agnostic, and the more knowledgeable, often the more so.
@BallouxFrancois @Ayjchan @michaelzlin @JamieMetzl How many went public with their agnosticism, sensible and fundamental though this position of rational thought be?