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Host of the Heretics podcast.
Shermer uses Bayesian reasoning to distinguish real conspiracies from speculation—showing why even die-hard skeptics must update their views when hard evidence emerges.
AI Verified (Feb 7, 2026)
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Andrew Gold, episode description for "Epstein Proved “Conspiracies” Can Be Real," Heretics podcast on Apple Podcasts, February 7, 2026.
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Bayesian analysis is the right framework for settling the COVID-19 origins question
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AI Verified Model gpt-5: The Apple episode description is about Shermer using Bayesian reasoning to judge conspiracies and COVID origins, so it is directly on-topic for Bayesian analysis. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago
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AI Verified Model gpt-5: The Apple episode description says Shermer uses Bayesian reasoning to distinguish real conspiracies from speculation, which supports the Bayesian-analysis statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago

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AI Verified Model gpt-5: Apple Podcasts description includes this wording verbatim at lines 26 and 32; attribution/date match Andrew Gold's Feb. 7, 2026 episode page. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago
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