But As The Cerebellum Degrades With Age,

I Just Want To Remind Us All There Are Billions Of People In The World Who Are Deeply Religious, Who Get Enriched By The Wonderful Sense Of Community By Their Religion. But These Same People Do Not Embrace The Extraordinary View That The Earth Is Somehow Only 6,000 Years Old.

I'll Admit That The Discovery Of Evolution Is Humbling, But It Is Also Empowering. It Transforms Our Relationship To The Life Around Us. Instead Of Being Outsiders Watching The Natural World Go By, We Are Insiders. We Are Part Of The Process; We Are The Exquisite Result Of Billions Of Years Of Natural Research And Development.

I Try To Speak Plainly And Be Sympathetic To The Idea Of Religions Where People Gather In Community. They Get A Sense Of People Looking Out For Each Other. My Claim Is That We Have A Tendency To Look Out For Each Other Whether Or Not There Is A Religion Involved.

When Or If Answers Are Found, You Can Be Assured Those Answers Will Lead To More Questions. Is The Troubling Or Wonderful? It Depends On Your View Of Your Place In Nature, Your Place Among The Stars; I Suppose.

People Confuse The Word Cynicism With The Word Skepticism. One Is “you’re Not Gonna Pay Attention To Anything, Think Everything’s Screwed Up, Nothing’s Ever Gonna Work Out Right”, That’s Cynicism. But Skepticism Is, “you’re Presented With Evidence And You Do Your Best To Draw Conclusions Based On That”. So, As The Saying Goes, Bill Nye, Do You Believe In Ghosts? No. However, I Would Love To See One. Bring It On. I’m Open Minded To The Idea, But The More I Look Into It In A Skeptical Frame Of Thinking, The Less Likely It Seems.