A Hubble Space Telescope photograph of the universe evokes far more awe for creation than light streaming through a stained glass window in a cathedral.

But the power of science lies in open publication, which, with the rise of the Internet, is no longer constrained by the price of paper.

I care what is actually true, even more than what I hope is true.

Science is the best tool ever devised for understanding how the world works.

Perceiving the world as well designed and thus the product of a designer, and even seeing divine providence in the daily affairs of life, may be the product of a brain adapted to finding patterns in nature. (38)

Being a skeptic just means being rational and empirical: thinking and seeing before believing.

Either the soul survives death or it does not, and there is no scientific evidence that it does.