The prospect of a looming global catastrophe has since time immemorial exercised a remarkable fascination on the human mind. Responsibility probably lies with Noah and the Flood. After all, nobody would be likely to forget an event of that magnitude in a hurry.
This fascination—obsession, even—doubtless leads fundamentalists to pore over the Revelations of . . . → Read More: Doomsayers may have got it wrong about the Apocalypse