It it is a good analogy. For most lay people, science is a religion. They lack the expertise to understand the theory, but they unquestioningly accept the expla

It it is a good analogy. For most lay people, science is a religion. They lack the expertise to understand the theory, but they unquestioningly accept the explanations and interpretations of the so-called experts. Most people don't understand astronomy and physics well enough to prove to themselves that the earth orbits the sun and not vice-versa. Yet they believe it does, with certainty, because they have been taught that it is true.