The problem with experiments has always been that human beings make the decisions on whether or not the animals have benefitted from the treatment.

gods are children's blankets that get carried over into adulthood.

The conjuror or con man is a very good provider of information. He supplies lots of data, by inference or direct statement, but it's false data. Scientists aren't used to that scenario. An electron or a galaxy is not capricious, nor deceptive; but a human can be either or both.

We have fought long and hard to escape from medieval superstition. I, for one, do not wish to go back.

To make sure that my blasphemy is thoroughly expressed, I hereby state my opinion that the notion of a god is a basic superstition, that there is no evidence for the existence of any god(s), that devils, demons, angels and saints are myths, that there is no life after death, heaven nor hell, that the Pope is a dangerous, bigoted, medieval dinosaur, and that the Holy Ghost is a comic-book character worthy of laughter and derision.

Heroin also makes people feel better, but I wouldn't recommend using heroin.

No matter how smart or well-educated you are, you can be deceived.