I should teach the world that science is not a belief system. Science relies upon building knowledge based on substantiated facts, but it is never static, never perfect and never final. Our technology progressively allows us to see and understand more, year on year.

As our understanding improves, so does our ability to improve and to see even more. No other system has contributed to the wellbeing and progress of our species on the scale of the scientific system. The scientific system forms the very basis of our civilisation and wellbeing.

Peter Cochrane is author of Uncommon Sense: New Tips for Time Travellers (buy this book from Amazon (UK) or Amazon (USA)), and 108 Tips for Time Travellers: Your Essential Guide to New Technology and the Future (buy this book from Amazon (UK) or Amazon (USA)). See his website.