Scenario: young dogmatic prevaricator takes apart leftover firecrackers from the 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.

1956 - Ants die.

2007 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Young dogmatic charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, parents and grand pappy prevaricator goes on a terror watch list and are never allowed to fly again.

If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before.