False beliefs and wishful thinking about the human experience are common. They are hurting people — and holding back science.
It's been more than a week (sorry), but I'm gonna deem this post as the #science #tagoftheweek winner, based on it being the fully-circle-dotted post with the most comments. Mindwolf, I think that means that you get to pick the next #tagoftheweek.
[edit to try to reinstate the shoutout]