Science is a combination of theory and experiment and the two together are how you make progress.

When it comes to the world around us, is there any choice but to explore?

Maybe dark matter is denser than we usually assume, kind of like the Milky Way plane.

If such external influences are intrinsic to religion, then logic and scientific thought dictate that there must be a mechanism by which this influence is transmitted. A religious or spiritual belief that involves an invisible undetectable force that nonetheless influences human actions and behavior or that of the world itself produces a situation in which a believer has no choice but to have faith and abandon logic--or simply not care.

Both religions and musicals work best with energetic and committed believers. Cynicism or detachment would have destroyed the magic - something true of religion, too.

We should figure out how to do this so that some parents don't feel disenfranchised, angry and upset. It says a lot about the state of where we are in the city, the role of parents and the reality of small school and combining schools.

Secrets of the cosmos will begin to unravel. I, for one, can't wait.