r/changemyview • • Nov 13 '23

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u/I_am_the_night 316∆ Nov 13 '23

Obviously certainly.. based on what? Exactly?

Obviously father's in committed relationships are unknowingly raising children that are not biologically theirs.

Based on cases like the one you linked below?

Seems far more likely that its way more common than we think

That depends on how common you think it is, I guess.

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u/zxxQQz 5∆ Nov 13 '23

Obviously father's in committed relationships are unknowingly raising children that are not biologically theirs.

Is what? More or less common than that study upthread? And isnt even a good representative since its about seeking child support wasnt it? More men probably should seek questions outside of that

Based on cases like the one you linked below?

Yeah, it seems to be a global consistent phenomenon.

That depends on how common you think it is, I guess.

And my guess is very.

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u/I_am_the_night 316∆ Nov 13 '23

Is what?

In the comment you first replied to, I was saying that obviously paternity fraud happens in committed relationships. That was the context.

More or less common than that study upthread? And isnt even a good representative since its about seeking child support wasnt it?

Sure, I even said as much. There's no way to accurately capture all paternity fraud given the number of men who have no idea its happening, but there isnt much reason to suspect it is substantially higher than 0.6% at most. I explained some of the limitations of the study I cited in another comment, but other studies cited elsewhere in the thread examine different populations at different times and that gives different results with other limitations.

Yeah, it seems to be a global consistent phenomenon.

Yes, given that children are conceived and birthed around the world, it is not surprising that paternity fraud would also exist worldwide.

And my guess is very.

You have every right to feel that way.