Keeping Religion Immune From Criticism Is Both

The Purpose Of Education Is Not To Validate Ignorance But To Overcome It.

The Universe Is The Way It Is, Whether We Like It Or Not.

Discerning The Merits Of Competing Claims Is Where The Empirical Basis Of Science Should Play A Role. I Cannot Stress Often Enough That What Science Is All About Is Not Proving Things To Be True But Proving Them To Be False. What Fails The Test Of Empirical Reality, As Determined By Observation And Experiment, Gets Thrown Out Like Yesterday's Newspaper.

The Root Cause Of The Looming Energy Problem - And The Key To Easing Environmental, Economic And Religious Tensions While Improving Public Health - Is To Address The Unending, And Unequal, Growth Of The Human Population. And The One Proven Way To Reduce Fertility Rates Is To Empower Young Women By Educating Them.

Aside From Communications Satellites, Space Is Devoid Of Industry.