A universe so complex and intricate Some believe arose from grand design A product of art and contrivance Attributed to a power divine Does our knowledge, so incomplete Lead one to this conclusion? Better to be a skeptic Than to follow a false illusion A source of hope and fear That puts power in the hands of priests A force to reward and avenge And tame the savage beast A doctrine that takes refuge Where science can't yet tread We choose not to trust our logic But imagination instead To police our earthly behavior And keep the masses under control To assuage our fear of death The promise of an immortal soul Faith cannot move mountains We see them whare they're not We believe in the ancient myth And not our rational thought A doctrine that takes refuge Where science may soon tread Rather than imagination Let's find the truth instead Man created in his own image This great dictator of events And the priests shall inherit the Earth While the innocent man repents