Saving Science in the 21st Century

Science is in danger of falling into one of two ditches: hubris and irrelevance

In the 2006 comedy film, Nacho Libre, a monk by the same name who is following his dream to be a Luchador, repeatedly admonishes his side-kick, Esqueleto, to believe in God. Esqueleto is just as relentless in his retorts, asserting that he only believes in science.

Much of the humor surrounding these particular episodes in the film springs from the writ…