From earliest times, humans - explorers and thinkers - have wanted to figure out the shape of their world. Forever, the way we've done that is through storytelling. It is difficult to let the truth get in the way of a good story.

Let's blow some stuff up.

I'm not gonna shoot anyone with the pellet gun... Not unless I have to!

The idea of an ordered and elegant universe is a lovely one. One worth clinging to. But you don't need religion to appreciate the ordered existence. It's not just an idea, it's reality. We're discovering the hidden orders of the universe every day.

I'm actually the fourth generation in my family to have no practical use for the church, or God, or religion. My children continue this trend.

We don't necessarily stand by our faults every time, but we will always stand by our methodologies and ethos.

I just had one of those 'what the hell are we doing' moments.