I just finished Michael Crichton's "State of Fear".  While it is  obviously 
slanted against the "global warming doom" crowd and "militant  
environmentalism", Crichton does make some good, thought-provoking statements in  his essay at 
the end about his personal beliefs, and why he believes them.   Crichton's 
example of Russian agriculture in the early 20th century is pretty  obscure to 
me, but his recounting of the "scientific theory" of Eugenics in  human being 
selection made me stop and think how far that theory carried to the  
concentration camps of WW2.    
 
I came away understanding that change on earth is inherent, and reinforced  
by Chrichton's statement that mankind is accelerating whatever that change is  
becoming. 
 
Denny Fritz
MacDermid 
 
In a message dated 6/14/2007 3:31:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
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Surely  you know that Michael Crichton is highly regarded for what he has
to say  and the issues he addresses, and not just because he writes good
fiction.  Surely you don't want to say that because Crichton writes
fiction we don't  have to take seriously anything he has to say. If you
disagree with this  statement of his, please explain why: "The greatest
challenge facing  mankind is the challenge of distinguishing reality from
fantasy, truth from  propaganda". 







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