I do like Philip Pullman.And that's an exception because Philip Pullman's books allow magic.

If you want to do bad things, science is the most powerful way to do them.

You can make some inferences about a man's character if you know something about the conditions in which he has survived and prospered.

If you're willing to answer yes to a God outside of nature, then there's nothing inconsistent with God on rare occasions choosing to invade the natural world in a way that appears miraculous.

It is an absurd law [Section 295A of the Indian penal code] but also extremely dangerous because it gives fanatics, whether they are Hindus, Catholics or Muslims, a licence to be offended. It also allows people who are in dispute with you to make up false accusations of blasphemy.

All the great religions have a place for awe, for ecstatic transport at the wonder and beauty of creation.

I think the probability of a supernatural creator existing is very very low.