If I were not an atheist, I would believe in a God who would choose to save people on the basis of the totality of their lives and not the pattern of their words. I think he would prefer an honest and righteous atheist to a TV preacher whose every word is God, God, God and whose every deed is foul, foul, foul.

It is the obvious which is so difficult to see most of the time. People say 'It's as plain as the nose on your face.' But how much of the nose on your face can you see, unless someone holds a mirror up to you?

When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself.

Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.

In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate.

Humanists recognize that it is only when people feel free to think for themselves, using reason as their guide, that they are best capable of developing values that succeed in satisfying human needs and serving human interests.

Was there anything more exciting in life than seeking answers?