On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 15:26:12 +0000, strabo wrote:

Falwell's and Robertson's beliefs don't cost Americans billions
of dollars and dictate social interests. The cult of scientism
does.

Considering the size of their empires, I'd say that Falwell
and Robertson have cost us billions of dollars. We've gotten
considerably less for those billions from them than from the
scientific research they've cost us.

"The cult of scientism"? Did you think that little gem
of pseudo-english up on your own, or did your dog upset a
Scrabble game?