[ISeemToBeAVerb]

I agree. My pet peeve with this article is that it isn't pointed in the right direction.

So what if someone wants to believe ghosts or aliens exist? He's certainly correct in saying that it CAN be a problem when things get too intense, but that only happens in a relatively small number of cases.

The place where the BS meter needs to be pointed is squarely at the people who have influence over our social and political policies. THAT would be an interesting book, though far more difficult to write I'm sure.

[rwmj]

Bad Science by Ben Goldacre is one such book (aimed mainly at the damage caused by quack medical beliefs).