Of course, we would love to know more about the exact moment of Big Bang, but interposing an outside intelligence does nothing to add to that knowledge, as we still know nothing about the creation of that intelligence.

People who believe in something for which there is not a shred of evidence act on that belief and, above all, impose their beliefs on others, they make me cross, and they make me especially cross when they impose their beliefs on defenceless children.

It is a remarkable coincidence that almost everyone has the same religion as their parents and it always just so happens they're the right religion.

It's a flaw in our argument, for sure. By any reading of evolutionary theory, creationists ought to have died out ages ago. They serve no function in the planet's ecosystem, and no other species has survived so long while in such fundamental disagreement with observable reality. If I wasn't such an ardent believer in secular materialism, I'd wager this is really troubling Darwin in the afterlife.

It would be really worrying if, as a Darwinian, it was impossible to think of ways in which our behavior could be explained.

Scientific beliefs are supported by evidence, and they get results. Myths and faiths are not and do not.

American political opportunities are loaded against those who are simultaneously intelligent and honest.