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All knowledge requires belief. Evolution is a belief, only with a huge amount of evidence to support it. Even if it's not how the world is supposed to work according to religious people, unfortunately, it's the best belief with the tools we have been given and a belief that we know works on some fundamental level for whatever reason.

That's my compromise approach.

Hello, thanks for doing this AMA!

What kind of student were you like in high school? Did you ever expect that you'd be able to become a tenured professor at a well-respected school when you were young? What do you think made yourself successful compared to others in pursuit of professorship? How was the process in general, and how did you balance other things in life with your career?

Not everybody can be double dick dude.

I was thinking about majoring in cognitive science, since it seems to be an interesting new field that combines a lot of awesome subjects like neuroscience, philosophy, and artificial intelligence.

What exactly does a cognitive scientist do, given the amount of disciplines involved, at least according to the Wikipedia page? How is the field like right now, in terms of growth and stability? What kind of skills are generally used? Are there major subdisciplines inside cognitive science? What should a person do to prepare for a career in cognitive science?