Should I hold credence in these crackpot theories?

[Woolygimp]

On the surface this forum appears to be a conglomerate of crackpot theorists holding each other's doomsday scenario as self-evident .

I am relatively young, and as such only have a basic grasp of the concepts present in your average economics post so I have to ask those that would be well-versed whether or not the prevailing opinion in this forum holds any water. I find it hard to believe that the numerous garrulous Business, Finance, and Investing posters would have such a capacious grasp of the US economy, a grasp that Ben Bernanke and the other Fed Chairman lack.

So should I take anything in here seriously, and if so should I begin by converting all of my assets to $1 bills so they could be used as firewood, toilet paper, and insulation?