Thank you for your lengthy response. Obviously you understand much, much more about this subject than I do. I really would like to understand it better, so that I can perhaps shed a bit more light on this germ theory vs. terrain theory controversy. Germ theory is so ingrained in my thinking, I admit it's difficult to entertain anything else...especially when it seems that my own lifetime experience of infections supports it.

I was being a bit facetious when I characterized the talk as containing nothing more than references to other researchers as evidence. Of course he provided a bit more than that, but to a layman like myself, I need to see something quantifiable to at least provide context. Dr. Fauci would represent the extreme example of "trust what I say."

I'd have to dig to try to find the interview of Dr. Daszak revealing his findings on manipulating coronavirus DNA. The interview is a few years old, indicating this work had been going on for quite a while. Daszak was the U.S. funnel for NIH funding to Wuhan.

I'm skeptical by nature, but at the same time have an open mind to consider new possibilities. I find it frustrating when people post controversial things on this messageboard, and most accept what is said with no evidence whatsoever. (The most recent example of this is the photo being posted of Juan O. Savin on a stage next to what is alleged to be Melania's dress. Comparing this dress to the photo of Melania reveal that it is not the exact same dress.) Unless one is careful, the messageboard can easily become a source of the misinformation we're trying to uncover.

I wish I could have read what you composed above when I watched the video you linked the first time. There are so many videos on my "to do" list, I may not get to it. I will check out the new links you provided, however.

Thank you again for taking the time to write this. I do appreciate it.