If we offer too much silent assent about mysticism and superstition – even when it seems to be doing a little good – we abet a general climate in which skepticism is considered impolite, science tiresome, and rigorous thinking somehow stuffy and inappropriate. Figuring out a prudent balance takes wisdom.
– Carl Sagan
superstition
Red Meat (the comic)
Red Meat has a great strip today… one that hits home with folks who tend to reject irrational and superstitious claims.
Here’s the first panel… click to see the whole shebang.
