__New Scientist_ has an admiring piece on the Pharyngula man, P.Z. Myers, the "mild-mannered scourge of creationists" at http://tinyurl.com/yzlryj5
The third item in Myers' blog for today (at http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/ ) is the Rom Houben case of alleged recovery from a vegetative state. Myers, in addition to citing Randi and Arthur Caplan, whom we've previously noted, also cites and links to Orac at http://tinyurl.com/yf7zn9j Orac puts the case in the context of "Another contender for the worst reporting ever", the previous candidate being none other than Desiree Jennings, whom we've also recently discussed. So dissent to the widespread uncritical reporting of this "miracle" is spreading, although still only a tiny fraction of the total. How long until Steven Laureys, the neurologist promoting this, issues an embarrassed retraction? I give him two weeks. And this post ties together three of our recent concerns--Darwin, Desiree, and Houben. Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: [email protected] 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
