I think religion for many people is some sort of moral viagra.

The earth has grown a nervous system, and it's us.

A child raised on a desert island, alone, without social interaction, without language, and thus lacking empathy, is still a sentient being.

I think that what one can see from a Darwinian account is how the addition of culture in our species turns us into a very special sort of animal, an animal that can be a moral agent in a way that no other animal can be.

I don't myself need that role for God. My view is that creation itself, the universe itself, is the most wonderful thing deserving awe and respect. And that satisfies me as my substitute for God.

Not a single one of the cells that compose you knows who you are, or cares.

The best thing about saying thank goodness in place of thank God this that here really are lots of ways of repaying your debt of goodness - by setting to create more of it, for the benefit of those to come.