Should those in the science and higher education industry be held accountable for failed predictions?

if failed predictions used alarm public urgently promoting drastic changes in socio-economic policy changes?

on 1st earth day in 1970 these predictions made:

“civilization end within 15 or 30 years unless immediate action taken against problems facing mankind.”
• george wald, harvard biologist

“we in environmental crisis threatens survival of nation, , of world suitable place of human habitation.”
• barry commoner, washington university biologist

“population inevitably , outstrip whatever small increases in food supplies make. death rate increase until @ least 100-200 million people per year starving death during next ten years.”
• paul ehrlich, stanford university biologist

“by…[1975] experts feel food shortages have escalated present level of world hunger , starvation famines of unbelievable proportions. other experts, more optimistic, think ultimate food-population collision not occur until decade of 1980s.”
• paul ehrlich, stanford university biologist

“demographers agree unanimously on following grim timetable: 1975 widespread famines begin in india; these spread 1990 include of india, pakistan, china , near east, africa. year 2000, or conceivably sooner, south , central america exist under famine conditions….by year 2000, thirty years now, entire world, exception of western europe, north america, , australia, in famine.”
• peter gunter, professor, north texas state university

not elitist scientific , academic version of yelling fire in crowded movie theater? should these people held accountable public alarm these failed projections considering social disruptions caused?

if failed predictions used alarm public urgently promoting drastic changes in socio-economic policy changes? on 1st earth day in 1970 these predictions made: “civilization end within 15 or 30 years unless immediate action taken against problems facing mankind.” •...

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