Another recent related example: (http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1111/is_1821_304/ai_82743069) "It turns out that one of the most productive assumptions of the last 40 years of biology was more complex than we thought, so scientists are dumb and OMG frankenfood!" I have trouble even listing all the reasons this article infuriates me, but it makes the same crazy left turn at the end that you ascribe to the Forteans.