No evidence against a firmly-held belief, no matter how good or abundant it may be, will sway the true believer.

I believe in the basic goodness of my species, because that appears to be a positive tactic and quality that leads to better chances of survival- and in spite of our foolishness, we seem to have survived.

gods are children's blankets that get carried over into adulthood.

Science is best defined as a careful, disciplined, logical search for knowledge about any and all aspects of the universe, obtained by examination of the best available evidence and always subject to correction and improvement upon discovery of better evidence. What's left is magic. And it doesn't work.

Heroin also makes people feel better, but I wouldn't recommend using heroin.

Science is a search for basic truths about the Universe, a search which develops statements that appear to describe how the Universe works, but which are subject to correction, revision, adjustment, or even outright rejection, upon the presentation of better or conflicting evidence.

I want to be cremated, and I want my ashes blown in Uri Geller's eyes.