There is in this Universe much of what seems to be design.

The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion or in politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it has no in the endeavor of science. We do not know in advance who will discover fundamental insights.

It means nothing to be open to a proposition we don't understand.

If all the suns but ours collapsed tonight, how many lifetimes would it take us to realize that we were alone?

You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it's based on a deep seated need to believe

Not explaining science seems to me perverse. When you're in love, you want to tell the world.

Every kid starts out as a natural-born scientist, and then we beat it out of them. A few trickle through the system with their wonder and enthusiasm for science intact.