Of course, the liar often imagines that he does no harm as long as his lies go undetected.

It is time that scientists and other public intellectuals observed that the contest between faith and reason is zero-sum.

An argument can be logically valid, but unsound in that it contains a false premise and, therefore, leads to a false conclusion (e.g., Scientists are smart; smart people do not make mistakes; therefore, scientists do not make mistakes).

The atheist, by merely being in touch with reality, appears shamefully out of touch with the fantasy life of his neighbors.

As a man believes, so he will act.

George Bush says he speaks to god every day, & Christians love him for it. If George Bush said he spoke to god through his hair dryer, they would think he was mad. I fail to see how the addition of a hair dryer makes it any more absurd.

People who harbor strong convictions without evidence belong at the margins of our societies, not in our halls of power. The only thing we should respect in a person’s faith is his desire for a better life in this world; we need never have respected his certainty that one awaits him in the next.