Is "this" a good thing?
See my response "the War on Thought".
When asked about what's wrong with the HabitableZone, the first thing that comes to my mind is the poisonous tendency to value partisan scalp-taking above honest intellectual discussion. The best that Tom can hope to achieve with that tactic is to outshout those who disagree and shut down debate; he can't claim a genuine victory. It's sad that you're so impressed with the pitter-patter of such little feats.
I'm not so easily impressed.