In short there is not a shred of objective evidence to support the hypothesis that life began in an organic soup here on the Earth.

It is the true nature of mankind to learn from mistakes, not from example.

Science is prediction, not explanation.

It is no more likely that our world has evolved out of chaos than that a hurricane, blowing through a junk yard, should create a Boeing.

A common sense interpretation of the facts suggests that a superintellect has monkeyed with physics.

Religion is but a desperate attempt to find an escape from the truly dreadful situation in which we find ourselves. Here we are in this wholly fantastic universe with scarcely a clue as to whether our existence has any real significance. No wonder then that many people feel the need for some belief that gives them a sense of security, and no wonder that they become very angry with people like me who say that this is illusory.

There is a coherent plan to the universe, though I don't know what it's a plan for.