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Comment by Daniel Engber

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Science journalist and senior editor at The Atlantic
The origins of the coronavirus pandemic remain contested; the evidence is incomplete.
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The Atlantic, "Lab-Leak Payback Has Begun"
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Bayesian analysis is the right framework for settling the COVID-19 origins question
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AI Verified The quote stays on the COVID-origins uncertainty the statement is about, so it is relevant to the Bayesian-framework claim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago
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AI Verified The quote treats the COVID-origins question as unresolved and evidence-incomplete rather than endorsing Bayesian analysis as the right way to settle it. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified The Atlantic piece says the origins remain contested and the evidence is incomplete; the stored quote matches that uncertainty in the article context. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago
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