Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal.

Death focuses the mind on the things that really matter: why are we here, and what should we do?

The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

The goal of the future is full unemployment, so we can play. That's why we have to destroy the present politico-economic system.

There's a passage about 'rivers of molten rock that wound their way... until they cooled and lay like twisted dragon-shapes vomited from the tormented earth.' That's a perfect description: how did Tolkien know, a quarter century before anyone ever saw a picture of Io? Talk about Nature imitating Art.

Belief in God is apparently a psychological artifact of mammalian reproduction.

Civilization will reach maturity only when it learns to value diversity of character and of ideas.