deipnosophist
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man-engineered, or rather 'genetically tweaked' to enable 'gain of function'. Occam's razor suggests (to me...but I am a cynic lol), it's been genetically tweaked to cross infect different species. My belief is, and always has been, an adapted (via scientists) virus 'escaped' from the Wuhan lab.Have not seen any source report it as likely only that investigation is ongoing/ramped up.
Is it possible - yes; but it still less likely than zoonotic spillover.
And if it can from a lab that doesn't make it man-made. Could also be a researcher accident - infected themselves.
Occam's razor and all that.
And knowing the propensities of man to design ways to destroy other humans, Occams razor also suggests humans' weaponising of viruses is certain.