New Posts For Thread: Outdated and unjust libel lawshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535898/outdated-and-unjust-libel-lawsNot often I clamber on my high horse but this is an issue that affects us all. Next time you get a thread pulled or one making some vague derogatory comment is removed, dont blame Betfair. The libel laws in this country put the burden of proof on thoThe meaning of the word bogus is clear, Singh's success is a tragedy for the right of free speech imo. The establishment judges have come through for the vicious "debunkers" who really work for big business against the rest of us.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535898/outdated-and-unjust-libel-laws?post_id=420940406#420940406The meaning of the word bogus is clear, Singh's success is a tragedy for the right of free speech imo. The establishment judges have come through for the vicious "debunkers" who really work for big business against the rest of us.Sat, 03 Apr 2010 11:37:28 -0500But what is an extraordinary claim depends on ones underlying metaphysical assumptions about the nature of reality.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535898/outdated-and-unjust-libel-laws?post_id=420940342#420940342But what is an extraordinary claim depends on ones underlying metaphysical assumptions about the nature of reality.Sat, 03 Apr 2010 05:44:04 -0500Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. If I told you there are fairies in my garden, but they are invisible, you can't hear them, they have no smell etc. most people would assume I am**ers, but when people make the same claim about a gohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535898/outdated-and-unjust-libel-laws?post_id=420940310#420940310Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. If I told you there are fairies in my garden, but they are invisible, you can't hear them, they have no smell etc. most people would assume I am**ers, but when people make the same claim about a goFri, 02 Apr 2010 22:38:30 -0500Hang on a sec. How does this Simon Singh guy *know* its bogus?? Certainly the lack of any scientific evidence cannot be supposed to suffice. There is no scientific evidence that any of us are conscious, but we are!If he merely is expressing an opihttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535898/outdated-and-unjust-libel-laws?post_id=420940286#420940286Hang on a sec. How does this Simon Singh guy *know* its bogus?? Certainly the lack of any scientific evidence cannot be supposed to suffice. There is no scientific evidence that any of us are conscious, but we are!If he merely is expressing an opiFri, 02 Apr 2010 20:31:33 -0500Holocaust denial would be an interesting case to try to disprove. If someone says it doesnt happen, how they can they prove it didn't. It would surely be for those who say it did to prove that it did in order to prove that person wrong.Similarly is bhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535898/outdated-and-unjust-libel-laws?post_id=420939798#420939798Holocaust denial would be an interesting case to try to disprove. If someone says it doesnt happen, how they can they prove it didn't. It would surely be for those who say it did to prove that it did in order to prove that person wrong.Similarly is bThu, 01 Apr 2010 17:51:48 -0500just on ch4 news. Simon Singh won and was "fair comment"https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535898/outdated-and-unjust-libel-laws?post_id=420939778#420939778just on ch4 news. Simon Singh won and was "fair comment"Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:37:22 -0500Apart from the problems with producing scientific criticism, if you want to write on this forum and you want it to continue, you should care.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535898/outdated-and-unjust-libel-laws?post_id=420939654#420939654Apart from the problems with producing scientific criticism, if you want to write on this forum and you want it to continue, you should care.Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:15:28 -0600who careshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535898/outdated-and-unjust-libel-laws?post_id=420939650#420939650who caresWed, 03 Mar 2010 15:45:34 -0600I quite agree that the law should be made more affordable.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535898/outdated-and-unjust-libel-laws?post_id=420939646#420939646I quite agree that the law should be made more affordable.Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:30:43 -0600The first problem is clear. A libel case is so horrendously expensive that most writers, scientists and journalists cannot afford to defend their writing, even if they are convinced it is accurate and important. These costs can easily run to over £1https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23535898/outdated-and-unjust-libel-laws?post_id=420939642#420939642The first problem is clear. A libel case is so horrendously expensive that most writers, scientists and journalists cannot afford to defend their writing, even if they are convinced it is accurate and important. These costs can easily run to over £1Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:25:55 -0600