Science Soap Opera Unfolding in Court

[mcairo]

Courtesy of some investigative reporting by Scientific American, this news article details the little known facts about a libel suit against scientism's favorite loud mouth, dragon slayer, P.Z. Myers.

Though I shouldn't take pleasure in the drama of others, I can honestly say that watching this unfold will be one of my newest guilty pleasures. The law suit seems a bit frivolous, so I don't expect it to last long. Drats!!

[jacob]

The book writer surely wants some media attention.
Since when is it libel to criticize scientific work or book?

If so, half of the people in this forum can be sued