A shortage is a sign that somebody is keeping the price artificially lower than it would be if supply and demand were allowed to operate freely.
Fear is just a story we tell ourselves.
Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There's a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning.
Architecture is an art that confronts nature, attempting to create order within chaos.
The more bizarre a thing is, the less mysterious it proves to be.