A significant fraction of evangelical voters appear more likely to ignore the candidates' specific economic and foreign policy platforms in favor of concerns about gay marriage or abortion.

I can't prove that God doesn't exist, but I'd much rather live in a universe without one.

The really important thing is learning how to sceptically question and rely on empirical evidence.

I cannot stress often enough that what science is all about is not proving things to be true but proving them to be false.

Empty space is a boiling, bubbling brew of virtual particles that pop in and out of existence in a time scale so short that you can't even measure them.

There is a maxim about the universe which I always tell my students: That which is not explicitly forbidden is guaranteed to occur.

Nothing can create something all the time due to the laws of quantum mechanics, and it's - it's fascinatingly interesting.