by Splendid Elles

So I was going ’round the local Asian supermarket today which seems to be a hotspot for missionaries of all kinds from Krishna to evangelical Christians. I picked up a little booklet telling people that the only way to avoid Hell was to accept Jesus into their hearts and included this little prayer:

God, I am a sinner.

I believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross and rose again so that I can be forgiven of all my sins. I open my heart to you right now. Please come into my heart. Jesus, please be the Lord of my life from here on. Please be with me until the day I enter Heaven.

I pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

I began to wonder, what if I stood out front and asked people “are you ready to accept the scientific method into your heart?” I could even hand out booklets with this prayer:

Science, I am an irrational being.

I believe that double-blind controlled experiments are the best way of learning scientific facts, so that we can have the best evidence to provide reasoning for the decisions which we make. I open my mind to you right now.