I am not an atheist. An atheist is someone who has compelling evidence that there is no Judeo-Christian-Islamic God. I am not that wise, but neither do I consider there to be anything approaching adequate evidence for such a god. Why are you in such a hurry to make up your mind? Why not simply wait until there is compelling evidence?

If chimpanzees have consciousness, if they are capable of abstractions, do they not have what until now has been described as 'human rights'? How smart does a chimp have to be before killing him constitutes murder?

We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands. The loom of time and space works the most astonishing transformations of matter.

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

There are no forbidden questions in science, no matters too sensitive or delicate to be probed, no sacred truths.

The gears of poverty, ignorance, hopelessness and low self-esteem interact to create a kind of perpetual failure machine that grinds down dreams from generation to generation. We all bear the cost of keeping it running. Illiteracy is its linchpin.

Those who seek power at any price detect a societal weakness, a fear that they can ride into office.