Why don&#x27;t the observational investigations of science count as stories for this purpose—with the added bonus that they&#x27;re not pointless woo or social indoctrination, but rather the closest thing to objective fact that humanity as a collective has learned?<p>For example, the &quot;story&quot; that all life on earth is descended from a single ancestor, and that we are all distant cousins with a pine tree, a wasp, and a cow, is quite compelling.