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Saw your comments. I've seen similar reporting of individual researcher's theories before. In one case it appeared to be a PhD candidate frantically attempting to bolster his case before his unsuccessful defense.
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Interesting, I'm kinda curious now. What was that particular incident specifically about? --
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Ah thank you. I thought it'd be buried deeper so I must've skipped right over that!
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