Knowing A Deep Thing Well, Which Is

Science Has The Cold Facts, But Lacks Religion's Social Organization And Ability To Inspire That Moves People To Act.

People Think That If You Are A Scientist You Have To Give Up That Joy Of Discovery, That Passion, That Sense Of The Great Romance Of Life. I Say Thats Completely Opposite Of The Truth.

Science Reserves The Highest Reward For Those Of You Who Disprove Our Most Cherished Beliefs. At Any Moment Someone From Any Walk Of Life Could Come Forward And Be Responsible For A Complete Revision Of Our View Of Everything.

For Most Of The History Of Our Species We Were Helpless To Understand How Nature Works. We Took Every Storm, Drought, Illness And Comet Personally. We Created Myths And Spirits In An Attempt To Explain The Patterns Of Nature.

This Planet Seems To Be In Such Sorry Shape. And I Can't Ever Think About The Rest Of The Universe Without Coming Back Home And Thinking What The Implications For Life Here Would Be If We Were To Really Have Some Definitive Proof Of Extraterrestrial Life.