Some propositions are so dangerous that it may even be ethical to kill people for believing them.

It is time we admitted that we are not at war with “terrorism.” We are at war with Islam.

From my point of view, compatibilism is a little like saying: a puppet is free so long as it loves its strings.

A kernel of truth lurks at the heart of religion, because spiritual experience, ethical behavior, and strong communities are essential for human happiness. And yet our religious traditions are intellectually defunct and politically ruinous. While spiritual experience is clearly a natural propensity of the human mind, we need not believe anything on insufficient evidence to actualize it.

Words like 'God' and 'Allah' must go the way of 'Apollo' and 'Baal' or they will unmake our world.

Moderates want their faith respected. They don't want faith itself criticized, and yet faith itself is what is bringing us all this - this lunacy.

Atheism is just a way of clearing the space for better conversations.