... of hopelessness and helplessness to everyday existence. When fear becomes so powerful, “The FUD Factor” where FUD stands for Fear-Uncertainty-Doubt, becomes the driving force in our daily lives. The FUD Factor is a constant in the past as well as in the present. Anyone here read Ken Follett? Popular novelist Ken Follett, usually known for his fast-paced spy best-sellers, hit the jackpot a few years ago with an unlikely historical novel about the construction of a great cathedral in the Eleventh Century ...