Darwin matters because evolution matters. Evolution matters because science matters. Science matters because it is the preeminent story of our age, an epic saga about who we are, where we came from and where we are going.

The fate of the paranormal is to become the normal as our horizons of understanding expand.

But there is only one surefire method of proper pattern recognition, and that is science.

One, I am skeptical of the effectiveness of nutritional supplements.

I’m a skeptic not because I do not want to believe, but because I want to know. How can we tell the difference between what we would like to be true and what is actually true? The answer is science.

We do not just blindly concede control to authorities; instead we follow the cues provided by our moral communities on how best to behave.

Scientists like Bjorn Lomborg in The Skeptical Environmentalist have, in my opinion, properly nailed environmental extremists for these exaggerated scenarios.