Blind Belief Can Be Comforting, But It

The Market For Nonsense Is Infinite.

I Can Go Into A Lab And Fool The Rear Ends Off Any Group Of Scientists.

Science Is A Search For Basic Truths About The Universe, A Search Which Develops Statements That Appear To Describe How The Universe Works, But Which Are Subject To Correction, Revision, Adjustment, Or Even Outright Rejection, Upon The Presentation Of Better Or Conflicting Evidence.

I Believe In The Basic Goodness Of My Species, Because That Appears To Be A Positive Tactic And Quality That Leads To Better Chances Of Survival- And In Spite Of Our Foolishness, We Seem To Have Survived.

There Exists In Society A Very Special Class Of Persons That I Have Always Referred To As The Believers. These Are Folks Who Have Chosen To Accept A Certain Religion, Philosophy, Theory, Idea Or Notion And Cling To That Belief Regardless Of Any Evidence That Might, For Anyone Else, Bring It Into Doubt. They Are The Ones Who Encourage And Support The Fanatics And The Frauds Of Any Given Age. No Amount Of Evidence, No Matter How Strong, Will Bring Them Any Enlightenment. They Are The Sheep Who Beg To Be Fleeced And Butchered, And Who Will Battle Fiercely To Preserve Their Right To Be Victimized.