Neil deGrasse Tyson
If an alien lands on your front lawn and extends an appendage as a gesture of greeting, before you get friendly, toss it an eight-ball. If the appendage explodes, then the alien was probably made of antimatter. If not, then you can proceed to take it to your leader.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
A most important feature is the analysis of the information that comes your way. And that's what I don't see enough of in this world. There's a level of gullibility that leaves people susceptible to being taken advantage of. I see science literacy as kind of a vaccine against charlatans who would try to exploit your ignorance.