I just witnessed an event so mysterious that it shook my skepticism.

Human history is highly nonlinear and unpredictable.

Flawed as they may be, science and the secular Enlightenment values expressed in Western democracies are our best hope for survival.

In principle, skeptics are neither closed-minded nor cynical. We are curious but cautious.

Accepting evolution does not force us to jettison our morals and ethics, and rejecting evolution does not ensure their constancy.

Because of the complexity of the problem, environmental skepticism was once tenable. No longer. It is time to flip from skepticism to activism.

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.