A better time

The world was a better place when people believed in God. There are still many believers of the various gods, of course, but there are many, many fewer people who still put their faith in the big bloke in the sky.

Normally, I would not morn this, I would continue my life as if nothing has changed, however humans naturally gravtiate towards putting their lives in someone or something else's hands. This has led to the creation of such phenomena as 'New Age,' or as I affectionately call it, 'Utter Bollocks.'

People will use phrases such as 'this room has positive energy.' Really? If that is the case, what is it doing? Where is it going? Energy is usable power. It is not a feeling, or anything like that.

On a different note, there is homeopathy. The name for this is not something said when in company. If it worked, surely it would be available on the NHS, or there would be reputable scientific evidence?

Science does not have all the answers. That is the beauty of science. It doesn't make false claims to know everything. It just goes on, trying to find them, and it will never end. Even when it understands the universe, it will never know some of the key answers: what makes us human? Why are we not just a collection of atoms and electrical impulses? What is it that makes us us? I love science because of this: the complete, unashamed admittance that it doesn't know, but that it will strive to find out.

Also, there's the fact that you get to blow stuff up.