The World Will End On (Add A Date)!

It would seem that we are so wrapped up in the Baskin Robbins disaster of the day, Global Warming, with "valid arguments" from both sides that we forget past predictions of the "end of the world." Todays hysteria about the environment is being viewed by many as another chapter in The Boy Who Cried Wolf fable.

Why Politicized Science is Dangerous
Contributed by: rearguard
(Excerpted from State of Fear)

Imagine that there is a new scientific theory that warns of an impending crisis, and points to a way out.

This theory quickly draws support from leading scientists, politicians and celebrities around the world. Research is funded by distinguished philanthropies, and carried out at prestigious universities. The crisis is reported frequently in the media. The science is taught in college and high school classrooms.

I don't mean global warming. I'm talking about another theory, which rose to prominence a century ago.

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