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.

The recent medical controversy over whether vaccinations cause autism reveals a habit of human cognition — thinking anecdotally comes naturally, whereas thinking scientifically does not.

Skepticism is not a position; skepticism is an approach to claims, in the same way that science is not a subject but a method.

Conspiracies are a perennial favorite for television producers because there is always a receptive audience.

Accepting evolution does not force us to jettison our morals and ethics, and rejecting evolution does not ensure their constancy.

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

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