I'm convinced that art and science activate the same parts of the brain.

I believe that everything you've said is not even wrong.

The answer to the ancient question Why is there something rather than nothing would be that nothingis unstable.

When religion talks about our aspirations and our sense of morality, I do not believe that science can contradict it. However, when religion contradicts science on matters of fact, religion must yield.

Why is there something rather than nothing?

I went off to college planning to major in math or philosophy-- of course, both those ideas are really the same idea.

The brain rewards us for interacting with beautiful things. In this way, evolution wants to encourage us to do what is good for us.