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Re:Evidence of Fraud in an Influential Study About Procrasti... by esalman on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @06:54AM (#49520256)
> it does not matter if Jesus did in fact born from a virgin mother, it is not repeatable, and therefore not scientific

https://www.newscientist.com/article/1837276-the-boy-whose-b...

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Re:Evidence of Fraud in an Influential Study About Procrasti... by CrazyStat on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @07:25AM (#49520500)
Even better, from the BMJ christmas edition https://www.bmj.com/content/347/bmj.f7102

> Around 0.5% of women consistently affirmed their status as virgins and did not use assisted reproductive technology, yet reported virgin births.

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Re:Evidence of Fraud in an Influential Study About Procrasti... by dennis_jeeves2 on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @11:46AM (#49523593)
In the true spirit of science this needs to be pursued however outlandish it may seem.
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Re:Evidence of Fraud in an Influential Study About Procrasti... by esalman on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @01:32PM (#49539574)
Not necessarily.

The article I linked reported that the white blood cell DNA of the child did not contain Y chromosome.

That's different than conducting a survey.

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