The politicians and the religious leaders and the weapons scientists have been at it for a long time and they've made a thorough mess of it. I mean, we're in deep trouble.

I would suggest that science is, at least in my part, informed worship.

One of the greatest gifts adults can give - to their offspring and to their society - is to read to children.

But down deep, at the molecular heart of life we're essentially identical to trees.

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

Cosmos is a Greek word for the order of the universe. It is, in a way, the opposite of Chaos. It implies the deep interconnectedness of all things. It conveys awe for the intricate and subtle way in which the universe is put together.

That we can now think of no mechanism for astrology is relevant but unconvincing. No mechanism was known, for example, for continental drift when it was proposed by Wegener. Nevertheless, we see that Wegener was right, and those who objected on the grounds of unavailable mechanism were wrong.