3 December 2020 Michael Shermer But there is only one surefire method of proper pattern recognition, and that is science.
3 December 2020 Michael Shermer But because we live in an age of science, we have a preoccupation with corroborating our myths.
3 December 2020 Michael Shermer We know evolution happened because innumerable bits of data from myriad fields of science conjoin to paint a rich portrait of life’s pilgrimage.
3 December 2020 Michael Shermer Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat, leading to bad science and worse religion.
3 December 2020 Michael Shermer But the power of science lies in open publication, which, with the rise of the Internet, is no longer constrained by the price of paper.
3 December 2020 Michael Shermer Through no divine design or cosmic plan, we have inherited the mantle of life’s caretaker on the earth, the only home we have ever known.
3 December 2020 Michael Shermer Religious faith depends on a host of social, psychological and emotional factors that have little or nothing to do with probabilities, evidence and logic.
