OT: Read In Magazine

[Will]

Those aren't scientists. There are some people who claim to be scientists that use scare tactics like that, but that claim is often just as dubious as the "sky is falling!" claims that they spout off. The majority of the media reports about health risks, disasters, etc. are the result of JOURNALISTS, not scientists, misconstruing data and results from scientific reports. Sometimes researchers go along with it for the extra exposure and cash, but you'll notice most of the time, media reports only on "published studies", and don't bother interviewing the researchers and scientists themselves. Usually because it doesn't make "good news", meaning something that will increase Ratings and thus advertising revenues.

[Starhawk]

Well I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks that way about the media "Scientists" and their doomsday crap

[Nodachi]

Starhawk, don't blame the scientists. They are often taken out of context or misquoted. I'm sure there are just as many scientists discovering good things but unfortunately good news doesn't sell. So blame the media.

[Raging Deadstar]

I still think "scientific experts" are like hannibal lecter. They're strapped up and stored somewhere, and when a disaster happens they get wheeled out, sprout some gibberish and then are locked away again for next time.

[AMF]

It is, unfortunately, not uncommon nowadays for people to interpret the world around them, and make decisions, based more on ideology or personal beliefs rather than on facts derived rigourously. The scientific method is the most useful (and sucessful) application of the human mind to solving the problems of the human condition than any other - such as faith or personal beliefs - will ever be.

Not believing in a problem doesn't make it go away.

EDIT: spelling errors, some minor grammar errors