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Dietary practices of atheists (view source)
Revision as of 22:35, September 13, 2023
, 22:35, September 13, 2023→Origin of the Wuhan coronavirus epidemic and the dietary habits of Chinese atheists
[[File:Peking duck (1).jpg|thumbnail|200px|center|A [[China|Chinese]] cook slicing Peking roast duck.]]
[[File:Peking duck (1).jpg|thumbnail|200px|center|A [[China|Chinese]] cook slicing Peking roast duck.]]
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=== Origin of the Wuhan coronavirus epidemic and the dietary habits of Chinese atheists ===
=== Origin of the coronavirus epidemic and the dietary habits of Chinese atheists ===
''See also:'' [[Atheism and the coronavirus pandemic]] and [[Cat slaughtering practices in China]] and [[Atheists and dog meat eating]] and [[Atheism and rodent eating]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism and the coronavirus pandemic]] and [[Cat slaughtering practices in China]] and [[Atheists and dog meat eating]] and [[Atheism and rodent eating]]
==== Wuhan Institute of Virology lab leak theory ====
One week after the first reported outbreaks in China, scientists at the National Institute of Health in the United States informed the chief medical advisor to the [[president]], [[Dr. Anthony Fauci]],<ref>https://www.niaid.nih.gov/about/director</ref> that the SARS-CoV-2 [[genome]] sequence was "inconsistent with evolutionary theory."<ref>https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bies.202100015</ref> This meant that it was likely man-made.<ref>https://usrtk.org/biohazards/origin-of-sars-cov-2-gain-of-function-readings/</ref> Three years earlier, on January 9, 2017, the [[Obama]] White House restored funding for [[gain-of-function]] research at the [[Wuhan Institute of Virology]] for research on the bat coronavirus.<ref>https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2017/01/09/recommended-policy-guidance-potential-pandemic-pathogen-care-and-oversight</ref><ref>https://www.phe.gov/s3/dualuse/documents/p3co-finalguidancestatement.pdf</ref> Gain-of-function is to modify an animal virus so as to make it transmissible to humans.<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/06/05/trump-wanted-to-publicly-grill-fauci-on-wuhan-lab-funding/</ref> The funds were administered by Dr. Anthony Fauci,<ref>https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/stacey-lennox/2021/05/13/dr-fauci-saying-the-nih-never-funded-gain-of-function-research-at-the-wuhan-lab-is-evasive-at-best-n1446170</ref> Fauci extended the funds,<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/17/infamous-wuhan-lab-authorized-to-receive-us-taxpayer-funding-nih-confirms/</ref> but did not obtain approval from a mandatory [[Department of Health and Human Services]] review board as required.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/news/hhs-board-never-approved-wuhan-institute-of-virology-research-grant/</ref>
For more information, please see: [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/30/covid-lab-leak-theory-should-not-be-ruled-out-chinese-scientist Covid lab leak theory should not be ruled out, top Chinese scientist says], ''The Guardian'', May 30, 2023
==== Animal to human origin of the coronavirus in China ====
[[File:Chow chow.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px|Each year thousands of [[dog]]s are stolen in [[China]] and as many as 20 million dogs are killed in China to satisfy the dog meat industry.<ref>[https://www.unilad.co.uk/featured/stop-pet-dogs-stolen-for-meat/ The Chinese Government Must Stop Pet Dogs Being Stolen For Meat] by JERRY GADIANO, Unilad website</ref>
[[File:Chow chow.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px|Each year thousands of [[dog]]s are stolen in [[China]] and as many as 20 million dogs are killed in China to satisfy the dog meat industry.<ref>[https://www.unilad.co.uk/featured/stop-pet-dogs-stolen-for-meat/ The Chinese Government Must Stop Pet Dogs Being Stolen For Meat] by JERRY GADIANO, Unilad website</ref>
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In [[East Asia]], namely southern China, bats are commonly eaten and can often be seen in markets. However, International agencies encouraged the Chinese government to create legislation forbidding both the hunting of bats and the sale of bat meat following the early 2000s SARS outbreak where hundreds of individuals died, but no such legislation was passed.<ref>Mildenstein, T.; Tanshi, I.; Racey, P. A. (2016). "Exploitation of Bats for Bushmeat and Medicine". Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of Bats in a Changing World. Springer. p. 327. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-25220-9_12. ISBN 978-3-319-25218-6.</ref> All wildlife trade in China, including the sales of bat meat, was banned in January 2020 in response to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-bans-wild-animal-trade-until-coronavirus-epidemic-eliminated/2020/01/26/0e05a964-4017-11ea-971f-4ce4f94494b4_story.html| title=China bans wild animal trade until coronavirus epidemic is eliminated| website=The Washington Post| date=26 January 2020| access-date=30 January 2020| first1=Simon| last1= Denyer| last2=Lyric| first2= Li }}</ref>
In [[East Asia]], namely southern China, bats are commonly eaten and can often be seen in markets. However, International agencies encouraged the Chinese government to create legislation forbidding both the hunting of bats and the sale of bat meat following the early 2000s SARS outbreak where hundreds of individuals died, but no such legislation was passed.<ref>Mildenstein, T.; Tanshi, I.; Racey, P. A. (2016). "Exploitation of Bats for Bushmeat and Medicine". Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of Bats in a Changing World. Springer. p. 327. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-25220-9_12. ISBN 978-3-319-25218-6.</ref> All wildlife trade in China, including the sales of bat meat, was banned in January 2020 in response to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-bans-wild-animal-trade-until-coronavirus-epidemic-eliminated/2020/01/26/0e05a964-4017-11ea-971f-4ce4f94494b4_story.html| title=China bans wild animal trade until coronavirus epidemic is eliminated| website=The Washington Post| date=26 January 2020| access-date=30 January 2020| first1=Simon| last1= Denyer| last2=Lyric| first2= Li }}</ref>
=== Asian atheists and dog eating ===
=== Asian atheists and dog eating ===