A good example of selective thinking
Robert,
I am amused. You present Mr. Ball's article as if to suggest this bolster's Levin's claim. But that's not what the article says. In fact, here is a direct quote:
"But even if there had been several million bacteria-like cells in every gram of Martian soil, the Viking landers would not have detected them."
In otherwords, if there is life on Mars, we haven't found it yet. Not Levin. Not Barry. Not you.
Now Mr. Levin may face his critics directly. But that doesn't make him any more right. Heck, even Richard Nixon faced his critics.
Not impressed.