Turning Away From Dogma, Towards Science

ON THE SURFACE OF MARS, a gold cart from earth kkeps rollin' right along, setting records daily, proof that science works. Proof that science works is everywhere. Every day Earthlike planets are being discovered orbiting far away stars. There is an astronomer who has an app on her cell phone that sings a happy little tune each time a new planet is verified; she says it never stops singing these days. Science gives us smart phones, big screen TVs, computer driven cars. The proof is in the pudding. Science is all about results. Pseudo science, on the other hand, sucks. It dwells in fantasy and rejects truth. Where is the proof of anything the paranormal crowds tells us? Next time some coworker invites you to read a blog about the Galactic Federation, or crop circles, or some other of the infinite varieties of deception available to us, invite a representative of the galactic federation over for dinner. Neither does religion work. What are its results, other than fear and hatred? All the inspiration, wisdom, and truth we get from religion, whatever religion, we get from science, without sacrificing reality, without sacrificing truth. If we wish to worship something, let's call it "the infinitely superior spirit", or "the old eternal genius who built the world", or "the ancient one"...as Einstein did. Let's not force all these primitive, harmful, dogmatic religions out of existence, let's let them die of natural causes, as people turn away from them in a more secular, sane world.