Anecdotal Thinking Comes Naturally; Science Requires Training.

The Evening Was Very Professionally Organized, And Most Of The People Were Exceptionally Polite, Although It Did Make Me A Little Nervous When One Church Official Told Me After The Debate When A Big Crowd Of People Surrounded Me That He Had Assigned Me A Body Guard "just In Case." Just In Case What? I Thought Christians Were Suppose To Be Exceptionally Tolerant. Well, In Any Case, I Guess I Was Grateful For The Gesture, "just In Case."

Anecdotal Thinking Comes Naturally; Science Requires Training.

Belief Is The Natural State Of Things. It Is The Default Option. We Just Believe. We Believe All Sorts Of Things. Belief Is Natural; Disbelief, Skepticism, Science, Is Not Natural.

Flawed As They May Be, Science And The Secular Enlightenment Values Expressed In Western Democracies Are Our Best Hope For Survival.

The Human Capacity For Self-delusion Is Boundless, And The Effects Of Belief Are Overpowering.