Akhenaten: Again, at the risk of being overly repetitive, Stefan Molyneux operates a web site and does interviews. The interview I refer you to is with Dr. Robert Zubrin, whose reputation and credential and beyond reproach. If you really don’t like Molyneux, then just get the book. I just thought a nice preview video would help you take interest in the subject. And all the things you talk about are explained in scholarly fashion, and in the Socratic tradition. If you’re completely emotionally wedded to your apocalyptic visions and just can’t let go of them, then spare yourself the effort of learning anything else. If not, My referral here is my sincere effort to help you gain necessary insight.