"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kindof fear is fear of the unknown."1 Therefore, it makes sense that if mortals cannot bear thedarkness, they [should not] not go there. If man dislikes "black night and yawning chasms,"2then should he not even consi...

Approximately, one month ago the news media was rife with details of problems caused by escalating fires that swept through forested areas in Southern California. (Kennedy, 2003) The newsreels teemed with instances of people whose houses had burned down or were in danger of bei...