My Friend Won the US$100,000 Debate on the Origin of COVID-19
An achievement that we hope will make a greater impact.
Back in July 2023, Peter Miller asked if I wanted to help him win a $100,000 debate against Rootclaim’s stance that the source of Covid-19 is a lab leak. He offered to compensate me for my research help, so I became his research assistant for the latter half of the year.
I was hesitant to help Miller at first, as I was unsure how much time and energy this would take. But I admired his courage and wanted to help him win. Although Miller offered to pay me regardless of the debate outcome, I wanted to take the risk together and insisted on payment only if he won.
And he won by a huge margin that it wasn’t even close.
In this article, I’ll describe Miller’s victory from my perspective after exchanging hundreds of emails with him for nearly six months.
Author’s note: For non-members, here’s a friend link to read for free.
The Rootclaim Debate
Founded by Saar Wilf, an Israeli businessman, Rootclaim is an organization that uses probability to determine the most likely answer to controversial issues. The “Rootclaim Challenge” invites anyone who wants to contest their stances (Figure 1), but…
