Reply #2: Well that nails it, [View All]

[uriel1972]

"Unfortunately, the scientific approach just isn't as sexy." I think this is why a lot of science is disregarded. It is complex, involved and dry. It doesn't have "miracles" and so on, just a lot of effort and unanswered questions. Also whilst some of us find it interesting and indeed fascinating, others take it for granted like the light switch; it goes on and off don't need to know why.

Magic is much more exciting and appealing, it only has to make limited sense and doesn't ordinarily require much complex thought from it's participants. Plus you get to change the world just by thinking about it, no real effort required.

Those of us who practice evidence based reality may get called killjoys, but when push comes to shove our methods tend to work consistently as opposed to "miracle" cures and "magic" and "Pseudoscience" the science that you do when you're not doing science.