Being Right

being right all the time can be very boring ...
  if always right, perhaps you may have little to say
  that's problematic for all-powerful beings, godlike creatures
  the rest of us engage in memory storing ...
  being a bit right and a bit wrong, the order of the day
  knowledge arising from our conversations with teachers
  being more right than wrong I hear you imploring ...
  surely beats more wrong than right and must be the way
  how else can we steer to the stars in those big movie features?

  one idea that may hold significant truth ...
  science is distinct from other forms of expression
  responding to reality, such as art and religion
  scientific method, falsification forsooth ...
  being somewhat wrong should not feed depression
  for find the way forward, advance, even just a smidgen
  rude to dig in, attitude uncouth ...
  remain open to challenge, pictures change in succession
  columbines or moving ducks, pigeon or widgeon?

  there is no such thing as scientific proof ...
  just the probability of a statement holding true
  the question very often more important than answer
  so expose belief, be empirical, don't be aloof ...
  don't always be a verifier, for you may fail to renew
  don't be dazzled by style or the forever leading dancer
  beware rings of truth made up on the hoof ...
  so devoid of content, impossible to refute or review
  distrust charisma, for it might hide some pleading chancer

  no rigorous rationale nor logical grip ...
  art and religion when they expose their hand
  seek confirmation, mostly there to impress
  but art can be companion to science, very hip ...
  creativity, small in scale to supremely grand
  communication with raw feelings to express
  neither right nor wrong an artist will strip ...
  clothes from the real world, maybe understand
  aspects of truth imbued with artistic excess

  contrary religion, organised deception ...
  purporting to populate, deal and describe
  universe of deities, hierarchy, lowly to high
  homo-sapiens and divine intervention ...
  purpose and special place for this favoured tribe
  forget other hominids and beings from the sky
  unless of demonic or angelic inception ...
  those exotic deities tempt, threaten and bribe
  jealous omnipotent, all-powerful, incredibly shy

  priesthood oft times has religion to serve ...
  controlling new thoughts for purpose abusive
  gets them young lest they free-think for themselves
  claiming truth-revealed, such a nerve ...
  spinning blind faith and love with fear so intrusive
  weaving weird wicked stories with goblins and elves
  avoiding truth with a strange body swerve ...
  some priests deviate, become transparent illusive
  might be better if they had left their tales on the shelves

  don't feel secure or mount a high horse ...
  whether sceptical scientist, expressive artist
  preaching priest or just a common boy or a girl
  savvy sooth-sayers can be found of course ...
  be wary of politicians, they are not the smartest
  seeking our support, narrow flags flap and unfurl
  abrasive banners, arguments with no force ...
  twist and turn the truth until it tastes the tartest
  smile so sweet, sing silly songs, then give you a twirl

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