Okay, I was shaken at the base of my existence by this website...
http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/
It is flawed, IMHO, but there are some really good points, and that is that we don't have to run out of oil in order to create a society-ending catastrophe.
I appologize for the yelling.
There are several reasons why I am addicted to the TFP. One of the main ones is that this place makes me take stock in my attitudes/opinions/things I take as fact.
You guys have witnessed it before (my mind changing) and you will again...
I think I need a drink.