They called the way science, coming from the Greek word meaning knowledge. Knowledge pays off. Science is the key to human betterment, individually and as a society. Maybe not even all science teachers. Some critics go further to claim that science and technology have failed us.
Pollution is out of hand.
Overpopulation threatens to destroy us. Natural resources are giving out. In a science fiction fantasy I detail the solid, I would say overwhelming, evidence of the success of science in the past and I celebrate optimism about the promise it offers for all our futures. In my view this good news from earth is one of the most under-reported stories of our time. The progress earthlings have made in the past two thousand years is incredible.