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by beagle3 3460 days ago
Why would you say it is unlikely?
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I think the commenter who stated that it is likely should cite their source. If you make an assertion like that, you should back it up.
While that is true, the guy who said it was unlikely was guilty of the same crime. They both need a "citation needed" response.

I personally remember enough cases like Steven A Cohen and Galleon and the Gerson-Lehrman group[0], that I assign the probability "likely" to that claim, so if someone says "unlikely" I ask him for his reasoning because I might need to update my estimates. I was not trying to say it is wrong, just understand his reasoning.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerson_Lehrman_Group#Controver...