Of all the sciences, astronomy was the one the superstitious liked least. - Ken MacLeod

Darvin listened to the hymn with a mixture of enjoyment of its beauty and disdain of its content.

(8 hours after the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster)

It’s a big coincidence. It’s something we can’t explain. But as far as we know that’s all it is. And if it isn’t, we’ll only find out by discovering more facts, not speculating, no matter how logical that speculation might seem. The way to learn the world is to look at the world.