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 : And incidentally, you display your ignorance by citing a 2009 piece about libel law without noting that rather famous consequence. The BCA would not, today, be able to sue Simon. What you have to remember here is that this is not two sides of a debate. This is people who advocate a refuted idea versus the scientific conclusion, based on the totality of evidence, including the evidence the quacks like as well as the evidence they don't like. In matters of science, the scientific point of view is the neutral point of view. And the places where this is disputed are a great sign of how important that is: climate change, evolution and health fraud being three of the most prominent