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Well the slander bit is blatent, but the Crichton is citing evidence and such, suggesting that while the storyline is fiction, global warming isn't real. That moves from innocent fiction into political power plays and effecting the perception of reality for many readers. While we all know that there are no dinosaurs being recreated, we do understand that genetic engineering can lead to amazing things. Yes, fiction is fiction, but as I elluded to in my first post, many people took the Da Vinci Code seriously. We live in a world where public perception can hinge on fiction instead of reality, and where the line between the two is blurred.
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