I tend to agree that "lab leak" hypotheses are worth exploring (without wading into "bioweapon conspiracy theory"). They're worth exploring on the grounds that it could help change policies and practices to reduces the odds of such leaks in the future.
It's important to note that we're not operating in a total vacuum of (circumstantial) evidence about the lab leak scenario, though. US diplomats back in 2017/18 noted their shock and concern that the Wuhan lab was operating unsafely, and was working on SARS-like bat coronavirus that could infect humans, and sent home warnings about it, but nobody listened back home:
It's important to note that we're not operating in a total vacuum of (circumstantial) evidence about the lab leak scenario, though. US diplomats back in 2017/18 noted their shock and concern that the Wuhan lab was operating unsafely, and was working on SARS-like bat coronavirus that could infect humans, and sent home warnings about it, but nobody listened back home:
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/03/08/josh-rogin...