Science Don't Care About You

Before I get started on today's post, I suggest you check out this post from my brother on his blog. It's insightful, funny and talks a little bit about what it's like to be a pro wrestler. 

N. Tesla. Despite the fact that it looks like he doesn't care, he cared very much about science. However, science never cared about him.

It was either Christmas Day or shortly thereafter, when my husband, son and I had a discussion about science. Mind you, we talk about science all the time, but this discussion sticks out in my mind because the topic was about how science doesn't care about us. In fact, my child wrote a song called "Science Don't Care About You". As he was singing it, Mark said, "Just because science doesn't care about you, doesn't mean that you shouldn't care about science."

I added, "Yes. If you stop believing in science, you will start to float around the house, because you don't believe in gravity."

My husband sighed. "No," he said, "You can doubt stuff like gravity, but that doesn't mean it won't exist. Science governs our every day life."

"I still think it would be cool if the cats started floating around the house," I said. "After all, they don't believe in science. It is against their religion*."

Mark does have a point. It is important to know about science, even if it doesn't care about you. After all, a knowledge of basic science helps us avoid things like mixing bleach and ammonia.

I'm such a big fan of science that I have tried to insinuate myself into our school's science department, telling them they should let me in because I have a degree in science (okay, it's library science, but are we really going to split hairs here, people?).

In conclusion, science doesn't care about you. Not one single bit. But you should care about science because it will help you stay alive.

*Honestly, I don't know about my cats' religious beliefs. I never had theological discussions with them. However, I do assume they believe in sacrificing to appease a higher power, as I find the toy mouse by the food dish when it is empty.