Reason is nothing less than the guardian of love

Science, in the broadest sense, includes all reasonable claims to knowledge about ourselves and the world.

Science does not limit itself merely to what is currently verifiable. But it is interested in questions that are potentially verifiable (or, rather, falsifiable).

Fundamentalism is only a problem if the fundamentals are a problem

There's no way to reconcile Islam with Christianity. This difference of opinion admits of compromise as much as a coin toss does.

I am one of the few people I know of who has argued in print that torture may be an ethical necessity in our war on terror.

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.