I just don't understand why the idea of the universe creating itself is a rational one

Although images of perfection in people's personal lives can cause unhappiness, images of perfect societies - utopian images - can cause monstrous evil. In fact, forcefully changing society to conform to societal images was the greatest cause of evil in the twentieth century.

Our youth [with their overwhelming support of Obama] are voting for a permanent tax on their life

The further left you go, the meaner the spirit

Conservatives divide the world in terms of good and evil while liberals do it in terms of the rich and poor.

The rarest of the good qualities in human beings is courage

There is no apology from any Muslim leader for all the massacres of Christians