Another casualty in the un-ending battle of superstition over science...

As most of you know, the LHC was turned on yesterday (although it will not begin smashing things to sub-atomic pieces for a while yet) and many people were worried that it could spell 'THE END OF LIFE AS WE KNOW IT' dum dum daaaaa!!!!!

Well, one girl in India took things into her own hands and decided to poison herself rather than watch the world get destroyed.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7609631.stm

A 'Sick World' indeed.

Ray, if you're reading this; it is folk of your ilk who promote willful ignorance and loathing of science that are responsible for holding people back in Bronze Age superstition and fear. If this little girl had been educated about why the LHC wasn't going to blow up the planet instead of being fed pseudo-science and Doomsday prophecies then she would still be alive. (and no, I'm not blaming Ray for the girl's death - just to be clear on that)

From the article:

"These people are constantly airing series on black magic, blood-sucking vampires; even sensationalising a natural phenomenon such as an eclipse by saying that it means bad omen," she told the BBC.

"Now prophesising that the Big Bang would bring doomsday! Such programmes can have a disastrous effect on an emotionally weak person."

It's not just emotionally weak people who are at risk from those with an agenda based on ancient mythology and fear-mongering....

Matt