Irony overload.
This happens whenever I see a post here where the resident scientific geniuses treat Johannes like a leper for his single focused beliefs & fanaticism.
This Alinsky-ite dependence upon mockery and obnoxiousness to address people one wants to marginalize is always on display and has been for years.
Pot meet kettle, kettle - pot.
As for TB, for a long while as the Zone was decaying, he was one of the few posters remaining that was worth reading and one knew his posts would be well sourced and thoughtful. No one did more to save this place from the doom of becoming a Media Matters for America back up forum with a 'space board' attached.