The Barry Bonds Creationism Argument

We've been keeping an eye on the fallout, two days later, of the big Barry Bonds expose in

We find this an unusual way to look at it; the book is not an argument or an essay: It's hard evidence. (Though it's worth noting that it's evidence leaked by prosecutors because they're likely not going to end up pursuing a case against Bonds after all.) It's like that old story about the husband who is caught cheating by his wife but still denies it:

But that's the way it's going: Believe in Barry, or side with the haters. (The third option is, "Who gives a crap about steroids?" a position we understand far more than "Bonds didn't do steroids and is just being attacked.") The notion of even having a debate about this seems borderline insane — an argument for Barry against the charges is similar to claiming that, actually, Team USA

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