For the film to 'earn' the right to be criticized on a scientific level is a high compliment indeed.

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

My view is that if your philosophy is not unsettled daily then you are blind to all the universe has to offer.

Scientists are human. We have our blind spots and prejudices. Science is a mechanism designed to ferret them out. Problem is we aren't always faithful to the core values of science.

A television advertisement must illustrate the scientific method to substantiate any claim.... That is why stains are lifted, ring-around-the-collar is removed, paper towels become soaked, excess stomach acid is absorbed, and headaches go away-all during the commercial.

When I was a kid, I thought that if everyone looked up the way I did then everyone would want to study the universe just like me - how could they not? This naiveté is what tells me that my interest was more a calling than a rational comparative assessment about what to be when I grew up.

Thomas Jefferson basically secularized Jesus.