Science Is Often Misrepresented As "the Body

[w]hat Makes Patriotic And Religious Fanatics Such Dangerous Opponents Is Not The Deaths Of The Fanatics Themselves, But Their Willingness To Accept The Deaths Of A Fraction Of Their Number In Order To Annihilate Or Crush Their Infidel Enemy.

In The Latter Case It Is Often Government That Organizes The Conquest, And Religion That Justifies It.

Human Societies Vary In Lots Of Independent Factors Affecting Their Openness To Innovation.

Science Is Often Misrepresented As "the Body Of Knowledge Acquired By Performing Replicated Controlled Experiments In The Laboratory." Actually, Science Is Something Broader: The Acquisition Of Reliable Knowledge About The World.

Technology Causes Problems As Well As Solves Problems. Nobody Has Figured Out A Way To Ensure That, As Of Tomorrow, Technology Won't Create Problems. Technology Simply Means Increased Power, Which Is Why We Have The Global Problems We Face Today.