I am very hostile to religion because it is enormously dominant, especially in American life. And I don't buy the argument that, well, it's harmless. I think it is harmful, partly because I care passionately about what's true.

Having a debate with a modern Christian is like punching a sponge.

Compassionate doctors sometimes lie to patients about the severity of their condition, and it is not always wrong to do so.

There are many religious points of view where the conservation of the world is just as important as it is to scientists.

Creationism: God's gift to the ignorant.

I've been reading an Alabama newspaper that one man shot another man because he beat him in a Bible-quoting competition.

The history of science has been one long series of violent brainstorms, as successive generations have come to terms with increasing levels of queerness in the universe.