You can’t convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it’s based on a deep seated need to believe.
— Carl Sagan (via surrogateself) It’s funny because Carl Sagan held a deep belief in science. Everyone believes, we’re hard-wired to do so. To scoff at that, is to engage in a terribly hypocrisy. Nothing has all the answers, nor can they provide them, nor should we think they will. In everyone’s life there are a few things that just have to be taken on faith.
