Materialism sets us free from sin-by proving that there is no such thing as sin. There's just antisocial behavior, which we can control with measures like laws and educational programs.

A constitutional democracy is in serious trouble if its citizenry does not have a certain degree of education and civic virtue.

First, Darwinian theory tells us how a certain amount of diversity in life forms can develop once we have various types of complex living organisms already in existence.

Modernist discourse [...] incorporates semantic devices - such as the labeling of theism as 'religion' and naturalism as 'science' - that work to prevent a dangerous debate over fundamental assumptions from breaking out in the open.

All the most prominent Darwinists proclaim naturalistic philosophy when they think it safe to do so.

The restriction of religion to private life therefore does not necessarily threaten the vital interests of the majority religion, if there is one, and it protects minority religions from tyranny of the majority.

Darwinism is not merely a support for naturalistic philosophy: it is a product of naturalistic philosophy.