Why do so many people misunderstand science?

That's what we're talking about this week on Ask Science Mike.

You've got questions, he's got answers.

Even though we may not understand. He'll talk anyway.

We're problems he won't solve them but I'll talk and talk and talking till

it's blue in the face. Science Faith in life. Ask Science Mike!

Welcome to Ask Science Mike, the weekly Podcast where I answer your questions about

science faith in life and this week I want to do something I guess kind of like a

special episode on science itself why so many people in society seem to reject common

understandings in the sciences. I think it's really important. I also think it could

be fun so let's get it started.

A quick announcement for those of you in Boulder, Colorado or surrounding areas or Portland, Oregon.

Some exciting news for you in that Michael Gunger and I are coming as part of a tour with the

liturgis. These are our first two test dates to see how the evening goes. The events

called tabs and wafers and it's all about what happens

after deconstruction and faith transition. So so much of Ask Science Mike and the Litturgis

podcast has been about taking things apart and this is about trying to put them back together to see what like

non-coercive non-judgmental healthy spirituality can look like and what role that it can play in your life.

Tickets are on sale right now and you can go to Ask Science Mike.com, click on the events tab and the menu to learn all about

tabs and wafers and save your spot.

So I was watching John Oliver the other day. He's a comedian. He's got his start on the daily show and now he's got his own show called Last Week Tonight on HBO.

But I was watching John on YouTube as is so often my habit and he had this segment on psychics and honestly I watched it and I laughed and howled with delight because I have a problem with people who present themselves as

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