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And HIV doesn't cause AIDS... Can't make this shit up. (infosec.pub)

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 16 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

There was debate into the late 90's in the scientific community if hiv caused aids due to the rigorous nature of Koch's Postulates. Even then it was just recognized not all the criteria were met. Later they proved it with a monkey variant. HIV causing aids. Not the crazy wifi thing.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, this seems to be the basis for all sorts of craziness. Something is sort of true at some point, latch onto some bastardized understanding and just never let that go

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 7 points 4 weeks ago

basically. I mean it was given some credence because the scientific community takes technical specifics like that very seriously but even then it was still recognized as unlikely that hiv did not cause aids as lab accidents had caused it. Its sorta funny I heard a guy give his talk on a paper like that in like 95 and looking it up in 96 the paper was written arguing we had proved it already by the criteria.