We Want To Be Open-minded Enough To

We Think Of Our Eyes As Video Cameras And Our Brains As Blank Tapes To Be Filled With Sensory Inputs.

Myths, Whether In Written Or Visual Form, Serve A Vital Role Of Asking Unanswerable Questions And Providing Unquestionable Answers. Most Of Us, Most Of The Time, Have A Low Tolerance For Ambiguity And Uncertainty. We Want To Reduce The Cognitive Dissonance Of Not Knowing By Filling The Gaps With Answers. Traditionally, Religious Myths Have Served That Role, But Today — The Age Of Science — Science Fiction Is Our Mythology.

Mammals Are Sentient Beings That Want To Live And Are Afraid To Die. Evolution Vouchsafed Us All With An Instinct To Survive, Reproduce And Flourish.

Conspiracies Are A Perennial Favorite For Television Producers Because There Is Always A Receptive Audience.

Accepting Evolution Does Not Force Us To Jettison Our Morals And Ethics, And Rejecting Evolution Does Not Ensure Their Constancy.