and erudite scholars in the world, who make a prophet out of Aristotle when he said that in the minds of the brightest men often resides the corner of a fool. In other words, brilliant people are capable of making the most foolish errors. That is understandable, given our frailties as mortals. What are not so understandable are the ardent attempts people make to justify such foolishness. The worst such attempt at justification is to justify nonsense by assailing reason itself. They attempt to give