Been there. And yes, I confess, done that. But remember, I live in, shall we say, a rather eclectic community. I couldn't begin to tell you the psuedo-science I have encountered and just how deeply I have bitten my lip out of a desire to leave a small wake.

However, when I listen to Storm, I hear her assault on the party, not Tim's. She is a guest at a doctor's home and she smuggly lays out how his whole profession is a sham. Tim defends him, calmly at first, but Storm, seeing that she has an opponent, simply will not let up.

I've no problem with discussion of metaphysics and the nature of the soul - I'll cut all kinds of slack there. However, if someone is suggesting that homeopathy will cure cancer, I pretty much have to tell them, as pleasantly as possible, that they are wrong.

We are in a time where lots of information is now available to lots of people. And a lot of it is bullshit. Where is the line for calling it so? Only when it is life threatening?

Do we as scientists just let it go, smile, and tip our glass, bite our lip? Does the person spouting 90% bullshit get the right to insult the host without challenge, just 'cause she's a guest, pretty, and has a fairy on her ass?

Not in the mood to give descriptions of the times my levees gave way; but I have been thanked by hosts for coming to their defense from blowhards.