All three of the Abrahamic religions were born and nurtured in arid, disturbed environments.

The beginning of wisdom, as the Chinese say, is calling things by their right names.

Even as empiricism is winning the mind, transcendentalism continues to win the heart.

So important are insects and other land-dwelling arthropods that if all were to disappear, humanity probably could not last more than a few months.

I'm very much a Christian in ideals and ethics, especially in terms of belief in fairness, a deep set obligation to others, and the virtues of charity, tolerance and generosity that we associate with traditional Christian teaching.

Theology made no provision for evolution. The biblical authors had missed the most important revelation of all! Could it be that they were not really privy to the thoughts of God?

From the freedom to explore comes the joy of learning. From knowledge acquired by personal initiative arises the desire for more knowledge. And from mastery of the novel and beautiful world awaiting every child comes self-confidence.