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

The universe has a much greater imagination than we do, which is why the real story of the universe is far more interesting than any of the fairy tales we have invented to describe it.

Lack of comfort means we are on the threshold of new insights.

Forget Jesus. The stars died so that you could be here today.

A universe without purpose should neither depress us nor suggest that our lives are purposeless. Through an awe-inspiring cosmic history we find ourselves on this remote planet in a remote corner of the universe, endowed with intelligence and self-awareness. We should not despair, but should humbly rejoice in making the most of these gifts, and celebrate our brief moment in the sun.

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

Whatever the evolutionary basis of religion, the xenophobia it now generates is clearly maladaptive.