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Epimenides Paradox Revisited

Recently published in Plos Biology:

Why Most Published Research Findings are False

From the article's abstract:

Simulations show that for most study designs and settings, it is more likely for a research claim to be false than true.

It's like saying: "All herein may be false, including this sentence"

Epimenides, would be proud: Science is but a version of The liar's paradox.
And simulations show.

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