Smart People Believe Weird Things Because They

The Question Itself [of Ufos] I Think Is Legitimate. It's Interesting, It's Fascinating. It's Mythic In Scale And One Of The Grand Questions. It's Like The God Question Or, You Know, The Meaning-of-life Question. It's One Of Those, On That Scale. So You'd Have To Be Made Of Wood Not To Be Interested And, You Know, Have They Come Here? Are They Up There?

People Who Espouse Intelligent Design Believe Nature Is So Complex As To Require An Intelligent Designer-god. Similarly, Liberals Believe The Economy Is So Complex As To Require An Intelligent Designer-government.

The Actual Atoms And Molecules That Make Up My Brain And Body Today Are Not The Same Ones That I Was Born With On September 8, 1954, A Half-century Ago This Month.

There Are Many Sources Of Spirituality; Religion May Be The Most Common, But It Is By No Means The Only. Anything That Generates A Sense Of Awe May Be A Source Of Spirituality. Science Does This In Spades.

Science Is A Set Of Methods Designed To Describe And Interpret Observed Or Inferred Phenomenon, Past Or Present, And Aimed At Building A Testable Body Of Knowledge Open To Rejection Or Confirmation.