To me, the question is Why? There is only one answer to that, and it’s because it could be used as a weapon. Why invest all that other people’s money in a virus? Even the stupid liberals can’t ignore this anymore it’s so obvious!
gr8eman wrote: “To me, the question is Why? There is only one answer to that, and it’s because it could be used as a weapon.”
No, there are other possible answers.
First, ever since the Spanish Flu virologists have been fascinated by that pandemic. They see themselves as potential hero’s on a mission to prevent the second coming of the Spanish Flu. GOF is one way they see themselves preventing that.
Second, GOF is a way of achieving academic prestige. A virologist who invents another pandemic bug and produces a vaccine would be at that pinnacle of that career field.
Third, it is an excellent avenue to obtaining research funds. There is no end to GOF research, there would always be new paths to explore, and new research proposals.
Well, he and many of his fellow scientists have gotten filthy rich!
Money is always the first reason to consider. Money and power.
Which he now has both of - in spades!