For me, the existence of nonexistence of God is a nonissue.
The past is dead, let’s focus on tomorrow instead.
Life is never static. Despite catastrophic tragedies, life has persisted in evolving new varieties of unimaginable forms. I find comfort in the narrative of evolutionary history.
The vocal arrangements are a big part of the formula for a Bad Religion song – layered harmonies and background vocals. So when I start to describe the elements of Bad Religion’s sound, it starts to sound like a Christmas choir.
The thrill of science is the process. It’s a social process. It’s a process of collective discovery. It’s debate, it’s experimentation and it’s verification of claims that might be false. It’s the greatest foundation for a society.
Ideologically, the pursuit of science is not that different from the ideology that goes into punk rock. The idea of challenging authority is consistent with what I have been taught as a scientist.
Science is the first expression of punk, because it doesn’t advance without challenging authority. It doesn’t make progress without tearing down what was there before and building upon the structure.
I definitely was attracted to similar things in punk and science. They both depend on a healthy dose of skepticism.
The thread of culture that runs through the entire history of punk is also a dedication to challenging the authoritarian.
If you can believe in God, then you can believe in anything. It’s a gang mentality.