Human well-being is not a random phenomenon. It depends on many factors - ranging from genetics and neurobiology to sociology and economics. But, clearly, there are scientific truths to be known about how we can flourish in this world. Wherever we can have an impact on the well-being of others, questions of morality apply.

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Almost all our suffering is the product of our thoughts. We spend nearly every moment of our lives lost in thought, and hostage to the character of those thoughts. You can break this spell, but it takes training just like it takes training to defend yourself against a physical assault.

We are free to burn the Qur’an or any other book, and to criticize Muhammad or any other human being. Let no one forget it.

That religion may have served some necessary function for us in the past does not preclude the possibility that it is now the greatest impediment to our building a global civilization.

I know of no society in human history that ever suffered because its people became too desirous of evidence in support of their core beliefs.

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