Can an opinion can be worth 15 M ?

A blogger, PZ Myers, author of the blog Pharyngula is getting sued because of an opinion he has on a book! (see HERE and HERE). It's true that PZ Myers can be very blunt at times but I think this is ridiculous! Yes evolution is controversial but so is creationism!

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