Once a photograph of the Earth, taken from outside, is available, we shall, in an emotional sense, acquire an additional dimension.

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

I don't see the logic of rejecting data just because they seem incredible.

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.

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.

The universe is a put-up job.

Here we are in this wholly fantastic universe with scarcely a clue as to whether our existence has any real significance.