Plato Wove Historical Fact Into Literary Myth.

Science Is A Set Of Methods Designed To Describe And Interpret Observed Or Inferred Phenomenon, Past Or Present, And Aimed At Building A Testable Body Of Knowledge Open To Rejection Or Confirmation.

Skepticism Is Not A Position; It's A Process.

I Care What Is Actually True, Even More Than What I Hope Is True.

I Just Witnessed An Event So Mysterious That It Shook My Skepticism.

How Can We Find Spiritual Meaning In A Scientific Worldview? Spirituality Is A Way Of Being In The World, A Sense Of One’s Place In The Cosmos, A Relationship To That Which Extends Beyond Oneself. . . . Does Scientific Explanation Of The World Diminish Its Spiritual Beauty? I Think Not. Science And Spirituality Are Complementary, Not Conflicting; Additive, Not Detractive. Anything That Generates A Sense Of Awe May Be A Source Of Spirituality. Science Does This In Spades. (158-159)