# There Is a Cycle of Panic That Goes on and on Without Anybody Worrying Too Much About Evidence by Christopher J. Ferguson > "There is a cycle of panic that goes on and on without anybody worrying too much about evidence." > **— Christopher J. Ferguson**, *The Misdiagnosis of American Mental Health* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication (2026):** [The Misdiagnosis of American Mental Health](https://newsletter.humanprogress.org/p/the-misdiagnosis-of-american-mental) — exact wording verified in the interview transcript. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger|STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/HumanProgress.org|HumanProgress.org]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "There is a cycle of panic that goes on and on without anybody worrying too much about evidence." — Christopher J. Ferguson, The Misdiagnosis of American Mental Health, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-christopher-ferguson-panic-ignores-evidence ```