Not all birds can fly. What separates the flyers from the walkers is the ability to take off.

[S]cience has itself become a kind of religion.

Extraordinary claim requires extraordinary proof.

It is said that men may not be the dreams of the god, but rather that the gods are the dreams of men.

Thus the recent rapid evolution of human intelligence is not only the cause of but also the only conceivable solution to the many serious problems that beset us.

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

Where did God come from? If we decide this is an unanswerable question why not save a step and conclude that the origin of the universe is an unanswerable question.