In fact, though, science is every bit as fundamental to the human experience as art. Art scholars will point to ancient paintings and sculptures as evidence of the fundamental human drive to make art, but science is a necessary precursor to those. Before some proto-human could paint hand prints on a cave wall, they needed to figure out what rocks to grind up to make the pigment, and how to mix them with ash and animal fat to make paint. That process demands reasoning that is fundamentally scientific.
Branding aside, the scientific mode of thinking is not alien and difficult– scientists are smart, but not that smart. When you actively avoid engaging with science, you’re cutting yourself off from a deep and fundamental part of the human experience.
Science Is More Familiar Than You Think Following closely on the previous point, I would argue that scientific thinking, broadly defined, is an essential part of all manner of everyday activities. Things that non-scientists do for fun and relaxation are, in fact, making use of the same reasoning process as scientists making discoveries. Hobbies like stamp collecting, hidden-object games, or playing sports draw on the same process that scientists have used in the past to make great discoveries.