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by rvdavis 3454 days ago
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.
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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...