"Anecdotal thinking comes naturally; science requires training." ― Michael Shermer Topic(s): Science More From Michael Shermer "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." "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." More In Science "Before a war military science seems a real science, like astronomy; but after a war it seems more like astrology."― Rebecca West "Both the man of science and the man of action live always at the edge of mystery, surrounded by it."― J. Robert Oppenheimer "There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere."― Isaac Asimov