30 DEC 2013 by ideonexus
Science Provides, but Science has a Cost
Childbirth and infant mortality have decreased, lifetimes have lengthened, and medicine has improved the quality of life for many people on Earth. But science imposes, in exchange for its manifold gifts, a certain onerous burden. We are enjoined also to consider ourselves scientifically, to surmount as best we can our own hopes and wishes and beliefs, to view ourselves as we really are. We know that in looking deep within ourselves, we may challenge notions that give us great comfort in the f...James Randi on the hypocrisy of accepting the benefits of science without accepting the reverence or appreciation of it.