raveneye

Of course Crichton fails to mention that there are crazies everywhere, on both sides of the political spectrum. You could have given the same speech on any conservative movement you care to mention, because every movement has its lunatic fringe. But that doesn't invalidate the movement as a whole.

The movement as a whole should be judged on the basis of the best arguments in its favor, not the worst. That's the fundamental fallacy of Crichton's speech.

"Anti-environmentalism" is just as much a religion as "environmentalism" is.