# The Burden of Proof Should Therefore Fall More Often on the Doom-mongers by Mark Brolin > "The burden of proof should therefore fall more often on the doom-mongers." > **— Mark Brolin**, *The Young Are Betrayed by the Politics of Doom* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication (2026-08-25):** [The Young Are Betrayed by the Politics of Doom](https://humanprogress.org/the-young-are-betrayed-by-the-politics-of-doom/) — exact wording verified in the article text. ## 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 ``` "The burden of proof should therefore fall more often on the doom-mongers." — Mark Brolin, The Young Are Betrayed by the Politics of Doom, 2026-08-25 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-mark-brolin-doom-mongers-burden-proof ```