It is interesting to ask whether there's any general reason why being religious might make you do nice things or indeed nasty things. It's possible that people do nice things because they're religious. One reason might be they're hoping for a reward in Heaven, which is not a very noble reason.

Any belief in miracles is flat contradictory not just to the facts of science but to the spirit of science.

The hypothesis of God offers no worthwhile explanation for anything, for it simply postulates what we are trying to explain.

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

The deceitful misquoting of scientists to suit an anti-scientific agenda ranks among the many unchristian habits of fundamentalist authors.

You can't blame science for being used for evil purposes. What you can do is say, 'This is an exceedingly powerful tool.' And you want to make sure it is used for good purposes, not bad ones. That is a political decision.

The argument from improbability, properly deployed, comes close to proving that God does not exist.