Indeed, what is magic but impossible science? - Michael Swanwick

I’m a politician. I agree with the majority of whoever I happen to be with at the moment.

You have to spell things out for the press—you can’t rely on them to know even the simplest things.

It's inspired lunacy," Leyster agreed. Chuck looked crestfallen. "Right up there with continental drift, or the notion that birds might be descended from dinosaurs." Chuck brightened. "But it's also right up there with Eric Van Danniken and Lamarckian genetics. Until we've tested it out, it's just a nifty hypothesis, no more.