If you want to make a [rhubarb] pie from scratch, first you have to create the universe.

An organism at war with itself is doomed.

Perhaps the depth of love can be calibrated by the number of different selves that are actively involved in a given relationship.

One trend that bothers me is the glorification of stupidity, that the media is reassuring people it's alright not to know anything. That to me is far more dangerous than a little pornography on the Internet.

Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.

We live at a moment when our relationships to each other, and to all other beings with whom we share this planet, are up for grabs.

Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense.