[MississippiMan]

Be advised that the Discovery Channel, like the "History" Channel, cannot be considered a credible source. They both are more than willing to parlay fiction into ratings.

Amen to that. You watch any of History's "Armageddon Week" specials last week? Just wow. You have to watch two hours in hopes of catching a few accurate morsels. I guess my "favorite" segment--I don't remember which show it was on--was when they promulgated the notion that the third horse of the apocalypse (the black horse with the scales) represents famine, which will be caused by global warming, so if we're smart and work really hard to avert global warming, we can stop that nasty old black horse from taking his ride. I kid you not.

MM (in TX)

[SisterK]

I used to think the black horse of the apocalypse was about famine. But lately famine is caused by politics. Global warming would bring longer growing seasons. However, I entertain the idea that the scales carried by the black horse might be those of money changers. Is the Federal Reserve considered a money changer?