I've always been pro science but some of the things accomplished keep me mindful of the boy scount motto I learned so many years ago; "Be Prepared." Have never been one to allow myself to conform to mainstream conditioning and hence tend to pay more credence than some to fringe ideas. An example would be the book "The 12th Planet" by Zechariah Stitchin. A scholar of early Sumerian texts he draws some controversial conclusions but also presents so difficult questions so the reader is left wondering exactly which history is the right history; the one most taught or perhaps another all together. The idea of so many historical records pointing to one event as in the end of days leads me to believe that there well may be some fire behind the smoke and a wise person would do well to give it some heed rather than to dismiss it as hokum or fantasy. I do kid around a bit about my "beliefs"  but there is always a seed of concern at the core that is fertiised and watered by such programs as the Ancient Astronauts who just flat out say there are no gods. They were aliens period! They do present some compelling evidence at times as do all of the fringe and some of it is downright scary. A good example is the theory that meteorites carry diseases that can cause plagues just as the white mans diseases decimated the native populations of the new world and low and behold but what do we have but a meteorite impact in Peru a little over a year ago and a couple hundred residents were suddenly sickened. The bottom line is we are an insignificant speck in a huge rainforest and can get stepped on anytime and the stepper may not even notice.