I Care What Is Actually True, Even

Rationality Tied To Moral Decency Is The Most Powerful Joint Instrument For Good That Our Planet Has Ever Known.

I Just Witnessed An Event So Mysterious That It Shook My Skepticism.

Ultimately All Hominids Came From Africa, And Therefore Everyone In America Should Simply Check The Box Next To 'african-american.' My Maternal Grandmother Was German And My Maternal Grandfather Was Greek. The Next Time I Fill Out One Of Those Forms I Am Going To Check 'other' And Write In The Truth About My Racial And Cultural Heritage: 'african-greek-german-american.' And Proud Of It.

Humans Are, By Nature, Pattern-seeking, Storytelling Animals, And We Are Quite Adept At Telling Stories About Patterns Whether They Exist Or Not.

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.