It's a weird state to be in to go to the Bible and try to invoke science, right?

We're talking about a being whose very existence challenges our own sense of priority in the universe.

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

Lots of people think, well, we're humans; we're the most intelligent and accomplished species; we're in charge. Bacteria may have a different outlook: more bacteria live and work in one linear centimeter of your lower colon than all the humans who have ever lived. That's what's going on in your digestive tract right now. Are we in charge, or are we simply hosts for bacteria? It all depends on your outlook.

People generally don't recognize how long it takes to conceive, publish, and write a book.

It's part of our pop culture to give animals human personalities and talents.

You know that passage in the Bible that says, “And the meek shall inherit the Earth”? Always wondered if that was mistranslated. Perhaps it actually says, “And the geek shall inherit the Earth.