That kind of skeptical, questioning, "don't accept what authority tells you" attitude of science - is also nearly identical to the attitude of mind necessary for a functioning democracy. Science and democracy have very consonant values and approaches, and I don't think you can have one without the other.

A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.

The cannabis experience has greatly improved my appreciation for art, a subject which I had never much appreciated before.

We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.

We are the first species to have taken our evolution into our own hands.

Wisdom lies in understanding our limitations.

After I give lectures-on almost any subject-I am often asked, "Do you believe in UFOs?" I'm always struck by how the question is phrased, the suggestion that this is a matter of belief and not evidence. I'm almost never asked, "How good is the evidence that UFOs are alien spaceships?"