For solving a surprisingly large and varied number of problems, crowds are smarter than individuals.

Absolute morality leads logically to absolute intolerance.

In the long run, it is better to understand the way the world really is rather than how we would like it to be.

Rationality tied to moral decency is the most powerful joint instrument for good that our planet has ever known.

We're all talking about the same thing, whether it's religious people or New Age spiritual people or Buddhists or scientists. We're all talking about having a sense of awe and wonder at something grander than ourselves.

Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat, leading to bad science and worse religion.

Human history is highly nonlinear and unpredictable.