Inventing Controversy, Arousing Suspicions – ‘House of Numbers’ Doesn’t Add Up

Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 18:49 in Physics & Chemistry

At the end of April this year, a 90 minute film was released directed by a man called Brent Leung. This film was titled ‘House of Numbers’, and is shot in a documentary format with the claim of ‘objectively investigating whether HIV exists, and whether HIV causes AIDS’. The narrative soothingly reassures the audience that an objective and balanced approach is being taken, whilst the presentation in fact hugely attempts to lead viewers to a conclusion questioning scientific fact. The film gives credence to entirely invalidated arguments, and demands debate over subject matter long since resolved. Continue reading at Blue-Genes.net

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