BONUS SONNET: Yay, We're Skeptics, But Must We Be Jerks About It?

While I do think the world is cool enough,

That what we can observe and test is great,

Increasing knowledge carefully, one tough

Test, then another over time, I'd hate

To be like those who once did roundly mock

Copernicus or Galileo, or

Columbus. E pur si mueve. What shock

Occurs when someone does discover more.

Of course I raise an eyebrow at such claims

That visitors from other systems come

To probe or warn us; still I don't play games,

Don't bait believers, will not call them dumb.

It's true there are some cracked pots on that shelf

But I've found some who aren't. How 'bout yourself?