We go about our daily lives understanding almost nothing of the world.

Quickly capping 363 oil well fires in a war zone is impossible. The fires would burn out of control until they put themselves out... The resulting soot might well stretch over all of South Asia... It could be carried around the world... [and] the consequences could be dire. Beneath such a pall sunlight would be dimmed, temperatures lowered and droughts more frequent. Spring and summer frosts may be expected... This endangerment of the food supplies... appears to be likely enough that it should affect the war plans.

For years I've been stressing with regard to UFOs that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

In our time, we have sifted the sands of Mars, we have established a presence there, we have fulfilled a century of dreams!

All inquires carry with them some element of risk. There is no guarantee that the universe will conform to our predispositions.

I'm only a four-dimensional creature. Haven't got a clue how to visualise infinity. Even Einstein hadn't. I know because I asked him

The fact is that far more crime and child abuse has been committed by zealots in the name of God, Jesus and Mohammed than has ever been committed in the name of Satan. Many people don’t like that statement, but few can argue with it.