Thanks for posting that. I love the smell of rational thought in the morning!
It smells like primordial slime
That isn't rational thought you are smelling. You stepped in something.
On a related note, the other day, I hurried out of the house to catch the bus. Once on the bus, I relaxed in my seat. The lady who sat in the seat in front of me had a distinct odor.
I thought, "WHat an unusual perfume. She put it on pretty strong. By the time my stop came, I was gagging.
Sitting at my desk, I still smell the lady's "perfume". In actuality, in my haste leaving the house, I had stepped in a "package" that a neighborhood dog left in my yard.
This message from the Vatican is sure to be upsetting to those whose religious faith is easily shaken by the mere existence of science and evolution. But those whose faith is solid will welcome this as an affirmation of their beliefs and of the value of science.