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> Given that he opposed me first, if direct contradiction is what requires source, he should do it anyway.

Uh, no, if you're claiming facts, they require sources, always. I only pointed it out when it became absurd that you thought people would accept your word on faith, since it was clear someone already didn't accept your word.

> I literally dis this to very whether I am right: https://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&client=ms-android-sam....

Ah yes, well, you didn't actually verify that very well, because most of the links I found with that search cite the same meaningless "per 1000 people" stat, and the remaining links contradict each other. Also, given the top link is a divorce lawyer trying to sell their services, I'm really not sure which one of those you thought was a credible source.

Some of us search on other search engines with other search phrases, so you can't just assume that everyone will find what you found. See, the thing about research, is you have to actually read what you link, or you haven't actually done research.

We're all familiar with how to use Google to find sources, but if you want to actually participate in an intelligent debate, you should actually, you know, use Google to find sources, which you have yet to actually do. And it's not clever to tell me to Google it when you didn't actually read what you Googled.



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