State of Fear II

From the book group we had on Multiply:


I hope everyone had a safe Independence day ... State of Fear is a good book to read while you sunbathe next to the pool. The issues of Global Warming and Greenhouse Effect might take on a whole new meaning.
Be sure you have plenty of sun block. Having a nice tan at 20 is not worth melanoma at 50!
When Crichton first published this book, there was a fire storm of controversy, from both sides. Some felt that the "story" was simply a ruse on his part to sermonize on his belief systems, the book is just entertainment and shouldn't be taken any more seriously than Jurassic Part or the Andromeda Strain.
On the other hand there are those who think that a plethora of footnotes, charts, graphs and bibliography prove his theory.
Is it fiction meant to entertain? Or is it a scientific position paper?
Is there a clear line in the sand where fiction and reality are separated, or are they all jumbled together as if a wave has come ashore and blurred the boundaries?
Read on ....