Science is about deciding what to believe by considering evidence.
Religion is about learning what to believe from a book, despite evidence.
Politics is about deciding what to believe then selecting evidence to prove you are right.
There is a lot of overlap between politics and religion, because of science.
(This is Version 2 of an earlier Twitter draft. It was brought to you by Science, or the Holy Internet Whale or your generous overlords. You decide.)
On The Outside 
I’m really regretting not having called this, ‘Lies, damn lies and statistics’.