Unlike statements of fact, which require no further work on our part, lies must be continually protected from collisions with reality.

I think it [getting a gun] should be like getting a pilot's license. I think you should require training to get a license to have a gun.

‎Faith, if it is ever right about anything, is right by accident

We are faced with the task of convincing a myth infatuated world that love and curiosity are sufficient and you don't have to delude yourself and frighten yourself with Iron Age fairy tales. This is a monumental task. I don't think there is an intellectual struggle more worthy of our efforts.

You don't get anything worth getting, by pretending to know things you don't know.

Either God can do nothing to stop catastrophes like this, or he doesn't care to, or he doesn't exist. God is either impotent, evil, or imaginary. Take your pick, and choose wisely.

If someone doesn’t value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide that proves they should value evidence. If someone doesn’t value logic, what logical argument would you invoke to prove they should value logic?