For many, to live in a universe that may have no purpose, and no creator, is unthinkable.
Keeping religion immune from criticism is both unwarranted and dangerous.
The purpose of education is not to validate ignorance but to overcome it.
90% of the mass in your body comes from empty space.
Teaching and writing, to me, is really just seduction; you go to where people are and you find something that they're interested in and you try and use that to convince them that they should be interested in what you have to say.
You shouldn't be afraid of science. Accepting the reality of nature makes life more exciting and even more precious.