The world looks like it was designed. Of course, the Sun also looks like it goes around the Earth. It is only thru science that we know that both of these perceptions are wrong.

We all behave as though what we think is true, is true.

True believers are continually shown by reality that their god doesn't exist, but have developed extensive coping mechanisms to deal with this cognitive dissonance.

Most true believers, when faced with evidence that contradicts their beliefs, will hold on to those beliefs even more strongly.

The essence of Christianity, as I see it, is love. The essence of Humanism (and I'm also a Humanist) is love. At that level, we're not far apart.

We're quite lucky that we've got political freedoms. We should be using them.

The only deadline is the one I give myself.