Proof by incentive is a terrible argument. There are a ton of cranks out there offering money for proof that the Earth is round or whatever, and holding up the lack of takers as proof that whatever nonsense they espouse is correct. All it proves I’m these cases is that either nobody cares about them, or their standards of proof are crazy.

I think the author here is clearly correct, I just don’t think their $1,000 offer does anything to demonstrate it.