On the way to work this morning I was thinking of the phrase -- "Trust but verify" and how this is really the essence of "science".

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Science begins with a hypothesis, but it earns its authority through testing, verification, and collective scrutiny. We trust the process — but only because we verify the results.

When someone flips this — starting with a “truth” and bending a theory to fit it — they’re not doing science. They’re constructing a narrative built on an ephemeral reality — one with no foundation, no integrity, and no claim to objectivity.

You don’t need a degree or a lab coat to practice science.

Science is, at its core, the verification of ideas.

We could all benefit from understanding our personal biases — especially in a world that constantly reinforces them — and from practicing a little more science.

Trust, but verify.