" its trial-and-error, observational approach, which adopts whatever new tools become available, applies metaphor, builds on the latest recorded knowledge (“the literature,” as scientists call it), and makes and tests bold predictions. Science is our very best tool against prejudices and unexamined attitudes, not the cultural expression of them. "

― Shawn Lawrence Otto , The War on Science: Who's Waging It, Why It Matters, What We Can Do About It