religion is to misogyny as disease is to misery - not the sole cause, but a significant contributor

Religion is an act of sedition against reason. Whatever religion is most seductive and likely to draw in victims to surrender their skepticism is the worst.

The mediocrity principle simply states that you aren't special. The universe does not revolve around you; this planet isn't privileged in any unique way; your country is not the perfect product of directed, intentional fate; and that tuna sandwich you had for lunch was not plotting to give you indigestion.

And of course death can't be conquered...but oh, the battle can be glorious.

We live our lives for our life's sake, rather than for illusions about rewards and satisfaction after we're dead.

Science is not infallible, but it has something religion lacks: a process of testing claims against real-world observations.

Human beings are still fish.