yeah, pinker. Read a couple of his books a few years ago. I'm a
   total fan, although he's a little too hard-core atheist (I don't
   care a person's religious beliefs - a good scientific theory
   should rest on its own merits, built upon prior scientific
   works, not to be measured against religion, politics, sports.
   When a scientist does this, it takes away from his/her
   credibility. A perfect example of ...the right way to do it is
   how it was done in Contact (movie - never read his book). A good
   scientist recognizes his/her own faith in the scientific method
   and technology as being an accurate method for measuring
   reality, rather than just accepting that "This Is So", 'cause
   then its just another form of blind faith. "