Skepticism Is Not A Position; It's A

Myths, Whether In Written Or Visual Form, Serve A Vital Role Of Asking Unanswerable Questions And Providing Unquestionable Answers. Most Of Us, Most Of The Time, Have A Low Tolerance For Ambiguity And Uncertainty. We Want To Reduce The Cognitive Dissonance Of Not Knowing By Filling The Gaps With Answers. Traditionally, Religious Myths Have Served That Role, But Today — The Age Of Science — Science Fiction Is Our Mythology.

We Are A Fluke Of Nature, A Quirk Of Evolution, A Glorious Contingency.

Skepticism Is Not A Position; Skepticism Is An Approach To Claims, In The Same Way That Science Is Not A Subject But A Method.

Creationists Have Also Changed Their Name ... To Intelligent Design Theorists Who Study 'irreducible Complexity' And The 'abrupt Appearance' Of Life-yet More Jargon For 'god Did It.' ... Notice That They Have No Interest In Replacing Evolution With Native American Creation Myths Or Including The Code Of Hammarabi Alongside The Posting Of The Ten Commandments In Public Schools.

...evolution Is Not A Religious Tenet, To Which One Swears Allegiance Or Belief As A Matter Of Faith.. It Is A Factual Reality Of The Empirical World. Just As One Would Not Say 'i Believe In Gravity," One Should Not Proclaim 'i Believe In Evolution.