It's not leftovers that are wasteful, but those who either don't know what to do with them or can't be bothered.

We do wrong willfully when we fail to think hard about whether what we're doing is right.

Wasn't it Bertrand Russell who used the phrase 'The superior virtue of the oppressed'? There is always this temptation amongst people that see themselves as progressive, and on the side of the weak. They demonize the powerful, but over-romanticize the weak. I think we should recognize that. If you take seriously the idea that people are always going to use truth claims as a means of powering their own agenda, that is going to happen whether you're weak or powerful.

No one who has understood even a fraction of what science has told us about the universe can fail to be in awe of both the cosmos and of science.

The reason Buddhism can be so naturalised is because, stripped of its supernatural elements, its core teachings can be giving a sound, secular philosophical interpretation. In other words, it becomes a religion acceptable to the contemporary, naturalistic mind only when it ceases to be a religion.

It's not leftovers that are wasteful, but those who either don't know what to do with them or can't be bothered.

It is true that legality is not morality, and sticking to the law is necessary for good citizenship, but it is not sufficient.