How can we find spiritual meaning in a scientific worldview? Spirituality is a way of being in the world, a sense of one’s place in the cosmos, a relationship to that which extends beyond oneself. . . . Does scientific explanation of the world diminish its spiritual beauty? I think not. Science and spirituality are complementary, not conflicting; additive, not detractive. Anything that generates a sense of awe may be a source of spirituality. Science does this in spades. (158-159)

Myths are stories that express meaning, morality or motivation. Whether they are true or not is irrelevant.

Human history is highly nonlinear and unpredictable.

The concept of God is generated by a brain designed by evolution to find design in nature (a very recursive idea).

To be a fully functioning moral agent, one cannot passively accept moral principles handed down by fiat. Moral principles require moral reasoning.

Plato wove historical fact into literary myth.

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