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BBC and Gavin yes, though the tone from the Economist was quite skeptical I think.

• vintermann 10y ago
  Economist did the same thing Wired (Andy Greenberg) did last time Wright made his claims: investigate, find pretty damning evidence of deception, but still spin it to "but he might still not have faked everything". The Satoshi of the Gaps.
  • dfc 10y ago
    "The Gaps"? What does that phrase mean?
    • _jomo 10y ago
      From the Wikipedia page in the neighbor comment: > ...to point out the fallacy of relying on teleological arguments for God's existence. Some use the phrase to refer to a form of the argument from ignorance fallacy.
    • scbrg 10y ago
      A reference to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_the_gaps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_the_gaps, presumably. Finding "evidence" to support your belief in what is still unknown.
    • deleted 10y ago
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