Thus the creationist's favourite question "What is the use of half an eye?" Actually, this is a lightweight question, a doddle to answer. Half an eye is just 1 per cent better than 49 per cent of an eye.

To an honest judge, the alleged convergence between religion and science is a shallow, empty, hollow, spin-doctored sham.

I personally would consider it to be an honour to be fossilized.

It is an essential part of the scientific enterprise to admit ignorance, even to exult in ignorance as a challenge to future conquests.

I am passionate about truth and passionate about clarity, and I don't regard myself as particularly militant or aggressive. I simply wish to discuss what is true and to listen to evidence and put evidence forward to other people and have a sensible, sane, moderated argument.

Humans have more moral responsibility perhaps, because they are capable of reasoning.

How thoughtful of God to arrange matters so that, wherever you happen to be born, the local religion always turns out to be the true one.