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AngryAmish

(25,704 posts) Thu Mar 12, 2015, 05:32 PM Mar 2015

Measles doubter must pay doctor €100,000

http://m.thelocal.de/20150312/doctor-proves-measles-virus
"Back in 2011, biologist and vaccination sceptic Stefan Lanka posted a notice on the internet saying that if anyone could send him scientific evidence proving the measles virus, he would pay them €100,000.

This is exactly what doctor David Bardens did, emailing the biologist a comprehensive study published in a renowned journal on the measles virus.

However Lanka then refused to pay the sum, which is why the matter ended up in court. On Thursday the regional court in Ravensburg in southern Germany ruled that the sceptic must cough up because all the criteria of his advertisement have been fulfilled."

Moose! Rocko! Help this nutter find his checkbook.

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Measles doubter must pay doctor €100,000 (Original Post) AngryAmish Mar 2015 OP

Perhaps he expected live virus and an electron microscope. Warpy Mar 2015 #1

Well, creationist Booby Jindal has a biology degree. KamaAina Mar 2015 #4

Sweet. I hope he has to pay court costs too muriel_volestrangler Mar 2015 #2

I'm all over it. KamaAina Mar 2015 #3

But did you have the cool Caddyshack picture? AngryAmish Mar 2015 #5

How long before LG joins this thread? Oh, and a kick. uppityperson Mar 2015 #6

Warpy

(111,285 posts)

1. Perhaps he expected live virus and an electron microscope.

Reply to AngryAmish (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2015, 05:37 PM

Mar 2015

He deserves a solid kick to his wallet.

He's not much of a biologist if he managed to skip virology.

ETA: He's also said HIV has never been isolated. Uh, it has been.

Education is clearly wasted on some people.