The theory of evolution, like the theory of gravity, is a scientific fact.

There's no greater sign of the failure of the American educational system than the extent to which Americans are distracted by the possibility that Earth might end on December 21, 2012. It's a profound absence of awareness of the laws of physics and how nature works. So they're missing some science classes in their training in high school or in college that would empower them to understand and to judge when someone else is basically just full of it. Science is like an inoculation against charlatans who would have you believe whatever it is they tell you.

Most of what Einstein said and did has no direct impact on what anybody reads in the Bible. Special relativity, his work in quantum mechanics, nobody even knows or cares. Where Einstein really affects the Bible is the fact that general relativity is the organizing principle for the Big Bang.

In the animal kingdom, one of the keys to survival is to outwit your enemies. And when you're surrounded by carnivores, one of the best strategies is to fade into the background and disappear.

Imagination alone is not enough, because the reality of nature is far more wondrous than anything we can imagine

God displayed a sense of humor when he configured the region between our legs an entertainment complex built around a sewage system.

It is in the best interests of civilization and our economy and our nation to understand what objective truths are as revealed by the methods and tools of science.