Atheism, a term which will, I'm sure, eventually become as unnecessary as round-earthism.

The problem is that no ethical system has ever achieved consensus. Ethical systems are completely unlike mathematics or science. This is a source of concern.

I think many people are terribly afraid of being demoted by the Darwinian scheme from the role of authors and creators in their own right into being just places where things happen in the universe.

Philosophers' Syndrome: mistaking a failure of the imagination for an insight into necessity.

The chief trick to making good mistakes is not to hide them-especially not from yourself.

Whereas religions may serve a benign purpose by letting many people feel comfortable with the level of morality they themselves can attain, no religion holds its member to the high standards of moral responsibility that the secular world of science and medicine does!

There’s simply no polite way to tell people they’ve dedicated their lives to an illusion.