(#5082) Logic and common sense beat myths, superstitions, and conspiracy theories every time

      Maybe this new year will see the beginning of the end of the hysterical thinking that has myth, superstition, and conspiracy theories at their root. It is my new years hope for our world. When logic and common sense are applied together there is no room in reality for the fantastical out of nowhere. Sure there is much we don't know but if the unknown, when learned, is not run through the process of logic and common sense then it becomes much like the decayed thinking of ancient fear mongering. Just another distraction from enlightenment and the evolution enlightenment provides.
     A world that is devoid of obstacles that are not real is where we need to be. We are not perfect humans nor will we ever be but if we don't at least strive to be then our gift of being amazing is wasted. We will end up as just another species that failed to deliver on the simple ability we have attained. There is no other species observed in this existence that has our human being qualities. We are the top of the evolutionary chain of not only intelligence but adaptability due to our intelligence. Our physical bodies are less structured to withstand the forces of the Universe than other Earthly species' but our minds protect us because we can invent and create tools that elevate our physical abilities.
     There is nothing observable in myths, superstitions, and conspiracy theories that help us through this existence except to maybe console our fears. Yet our fears are not a danger to us unless we stop using logic and common sense. So filtering out the unbelievable and the ridiculous in order to keep logic and common sense as our path forward is all of our greatest priority. The sooner our species accepts our rational place in time and space the sooner we not only conquer our own fears but the sooner we capture our greatest achievements yet to be discovered. The anchors of myth, superstition, and conspiracy theories need to be cut away so that our species can move forward into our manifest destiny.