Blogcritics: Comments on State of Fear vs. the truth

Comment by Razumov22

Fri, 4 Mar 2005 17:03:30 EST

I agree with eric. Anyone who thinks what micheal crichton is saying in state of fear is obviously an Ultraconservative looking for another excuse to bash hollywood,liberals, and greenpeace

Comment by darg franklin

Sun, 27 Feb 2005 16:25:15 EST

I just finished reading "State of Fear" yesterday. Lest us say I am deep dodo technologist and I have personally worked exceptionally complex to simple systems at all levels design, analysis, inplementation and maintenance. Based on all the true referenced data presented by Dr. Crichton in State of Fear, the absolute truth that any person "believing any data exists supporting the notion man made co2 is causing or will cause global warming" is technology, science, system and reality ignoramus is proven beyond any doubt. The vetted facts and data presented is used in an amusing fiction of how some people just think stupid. If anyone is interested in hearing true analysis about science and politics. From the link below a link to a video of Dr Crichton's comments is present. http://www.aei.org/events/eventID.991,filter.all/event_detail.asp Science Policy in the 21st Century Debates on scientific issues from genetically modified organisms to climate change have been intense, especially when data are scarce or difficult to interpret. As a society we have trouble resolving these debates in part because the issues are politicized and in part because we lack objective procedures for setting policies based on sound science. Since we can expect many more such controversies in the twenty-first century, it makes sense to consider new mechanisms and institutions that could reduce controversy and lead to more effective policies. At this Joint Center conference, renowned author Michael Crichton will discuss these issues, which are an integral part of his new book, State of Fear.

Comment by Eric Berlin

Mon, 27 Dec 2004 21:21:45 EST

I read an interesting piece recently, possibly in Slate, which discussed Crichton's writing career. It was argued that Crichton's writing, which for so long rode the edge of technology and fiction and speculation, is now at the mercy of his conservative political beliefs. There was also some intriguing background on Crichton: for instance, that he was a very successful doctor before taking on writing full-time. I don't know enough to agree or disagree. The last Crichton book I read, Timeline, was a supremely good premise (like many Crichton novels) that devolved into boring action and forgotten story/premise (also like many Crichton novels). Eric Berlin Dumpster Bust: Miracles from Mind Trash http://dumpsterbust.blogspot.com

Comment by DrPat

Mon, 27 Dec 2004 20:57:06 EST

Interesting juxtaposition of two opinion pieces! I didn't see a reference to Red Sky At Morning anywhere in your review, though. Chrichton usually takes a science-scare topic and inflates it to provide a foundation for his fiction. How bizarre that this time his non-fiction is written to debunk the climate crisis.