The reason is that in a group, individual errors on either side of the true figure cancel each other out.

Creationists have also changed their name ... to intelligent design theorists who study 'irreducible complexity' and the 'abrupt appearance' of life-yet more jargon for 'God did it.' ... Notice that they have no interest in replacing evolution with native American creation myths or including the Code of Hammarabi alongside the posting of the Ten Commandments in public schools.

The whole point of faith, in fact, is to believe regardless of the evidence, which is the very antithesis of science.

The reason is that in a group, individual errors on either side of the true figure cancel each other out.

Believing that the rustle in the grass is a dangerous predator when it is only the wind does not cost much, but believing that a dangerous predator is the wind may cost an animal its life.

Are science and religion compatible? It's like, are science and plumbing compatible? They're just two different things.

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