I just want to post a quick entry about Science. As is pretty clear, I want to be a scientist, specifically particle physicist, when I am older. The main reason is a strong urge to discover the universe. I have a love of truth, sometimes annoyingly strong in social circumstances. These are the reasons I feel so strongly about science. But I also accept that the vast majority of people don't share these feelings, and the following is why, even if you don't share my love of truth and urge of discovery, science still matters.

-Without science, we would not have much of what makes our lives fantastic. We would be without boats, planes, computers, toothbrushes, iPods, glass, plastic, paper, powered light, electricity, and much more. We need to know why things work to make them work.

-Even though the study of some things, like Higgs fields, or gravitons, or seafloor bacteria, may not seem useful at all, it could be in the future. Seafloor bacteria, for example, changed the way we look at life. We know now that life does not require sunlight at all. This could potentially help us discover alien life, by broadening the spectrum. Gravitons could, if they exist, change the way we see gravity, and help us manipulate it to make space travel easier. Higgs fields, if they exist, would explain what gives matter mass, and who knows what we could do if we use that knowledge. Knowledge leads to invention, which makes lives better. Saves lives, even. No matter how pointless the research seems.

That is why Science matters. Sorry, I just needed to get that out there. I know here probably isn't the best place.

Rav