Faith is the first step to understanding. Either it's the Word of an infallible God, the fallible words of men, or faith in what you personally believe. You've got to have faith in something. Believe me.

Any good that comes our way doesn't come to us solely because we have done something good, but because God is good.

Most atheists bristle at the thought that atheism has anything to do with faith, but not Penn Jillette.

If I want to understand the laws of physics I have to first believe what I read about physics. I have to have faith in what I read.

Comparing Jesus with history's greatest of human leaders is like comparing the sun to a flashlight with no batteries.

Either there is a God or there isn't. Both possibilities are frightening.

Each of us should think of the future. Every puff on a cigarette is another tick closer to a time bomb of terrible consequences. Christopher Hitchens didn't care about the consequences of smoking cigarettes. Tragically, he died of throat cancer in December 2011.