Of course, I'm not saying we should ignore all doomsayers, just that we should weight their prophecies with a reasonable estimate of trust. Saying "if it's righ

Of course, I'm not saying we should ignore all doomsayers, just that we should weight their prophecies with a reasonable estimate of trust. Saying "if it's right then we need to pay attention" isn't a good argument in and of itself. It would imply that we have to pay attention to thousands of additional crazy prophecies, like those of the Westboro Baptist Church or that lizard people are taking control of the earth. Whether Boston is a genuine trusted authority on this is a much more interesting discussion.