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Comment by Michael B. Weissman
Physicist, Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois
Using only the data, model, and simulations of P2022 itself, I show that once a basic logic error is fixed the P2022 approach implies that a single successful spillover of SARS CoV-2 was more likely than a double successful spillover pair. The EJW paper also includes some brief discussion of the implications of that correction for the much-touted market zoonosis story.AI Verified (Mar 30, 2026)
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The quote says the peer-reviewed evidence supports a zoonotic origin, which directly opposes the lab-leak statement.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 15d ago
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Quote cuts against the lab-origin claim: the corrected analysis says a single successful spillover is more likely than a double successful spillover pair.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 14d ago
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Quote says a single spillover was more likely than a double spillover pair, so the recorded for answer does not match; leaving the vote unverified.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 15d ago
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Quote: "Using only the data, model, and simulations of P2022 itself, I show that once a basic logi"; it supports the statement.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 15d ago
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The quote explicitly discusses Bayesian probability, Bayes rule, Bayesian phylogeography, or an evidence framework for the origins question.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 15d ago
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The quote explicitly discusses Bayesian probability, Bayes rule, Bayesian phylogeography, or an evidence framework for the origins question.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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Verified exact wording, attribution, date, and source URL in Michael Weissman’s March 30, 2026 Substack post "Science's Pekar et al. 2022 is wrong."
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 15d ago
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The provided URL is a live Substack post titled "Science's Pekar et al. 2022 is wrong," bylined "Michael Weissman" and dated March 30, 2026. It contains the same two-sentence passage, but the first sentence ends "more likely than a double spillover," not "double successful spillover pair," so the stored quote is not verbatim. The Substack profile is @michaelweissman, and Illinois identifies the author as Michael B Weissman. ([michaelweissman.substack.com](https://michaelweissman.substack.com/p/sciences-pekar-et-al-2022-is-wrong))
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YouCongress
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· 20d ago
replying to Michael B. Weissman