But the power of science lies in open publication, which, with the rise of the Internet, is no longer constrained by the price of paper.
We know evolution happened because innumerable bits of data from myriad fields of science conjoin to paint a rich portrait of life's pilgrimage.
Anecdotal thinking comes naturally science requires training.
But there is only one surefire method of proper pattern recognition, and that is science.
But because we live in an age of science, we have a preoccupation with corroborating our myths.
Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat, leading to bad science and worse religion.
Religious faith depends on a host of social, psychological and emotional factors that have little or nothing to do with probabilities, evidence and logic.
Through no divine design or cosmic plan, we have inherited the mantle of life's caretaker on the earth, the only home we have ever known.