On Science

Editor,

It is interesting to note that religious folks and Magaheads have a thing against science. Well, most of us here in the good old USA are alive today because of science.We are living a predictable comfortable life because vaccines, antibiotics, proven surgical techniques, the safety stuff on cars have generally kept many of us outta the casket. Other stuff that scientists study are hydraulics, weather, stem cells, a whole brigade of really interesting things.The thing about science is one scientist figures that up is down and then another bunch of scientists prove that down is up. In other words it’s not faith, it is facts. And facts, not faith have created this safe, comfortable, predictable western world that is so damn nice. I would love to have been a Doctor or scientist, but ya gotta have a little more smarts than I have to be so.

Don McKechnie

Sierraville, Sparks, and a beautiful Sierra Valley Summertime