Where Subtlety Fails Us We Must Simply

The Worst Mistake Of First Contact, Made Throughout History By Individuals On Both Sides Of Every New Encounter, Has Been The Unfortunate Habit Of Making Assumptions. It Often Proved Fatal.

Anyone Who Wants Simple, Pat Stories Should Buy Another Author's Product. The Real Universe Ain't That Way, And Neither Are My Fictive Ones.

For All Its Beauty, Honesty, And Effectiveness At Improving The Human Condition, Science Demands A Terrible Price - That We Accept What Experiments Tell Us About The Universe, Whether We Like It Or Not. It's About Consensus And Teamwork And Respectful Critical Argument, Working With, And Through, Natural Law. It Requires That We Utter, Frequently, Those Hateful Words - 'i Might Be Wrong.'

Reciprocal Accountability, Or Criticism [is] The Only Known Antidote To Error.

Science Has Learned Recently That Contempt And Indignation Are Addictive Mental States. I Mean Physically And Chemically Addictive. Literally! People Who Are Self-righteous A Lot Are Apparently Doping Themselves Rhythmically With Auto-secreted Surges Of Dopamine, Endorphins And Enkephalins. Didn't You Ever Ask Yourself Why Indignation Feels So Good?