Saying the universe is eternal simply is saying that it has no beginning or end, not that it had a beginning an infinite time ago

Assuming the universe came from nothing, it is empty to begin with... Only by the constant action of an agent outside the universe, such as God, could a state of nothingness be maintained. The fact that we have something is just what we would expect if there is no God.

Selling eternal life is an unbeatable business, with no customers ever asking for their money back after the goods are not delivered.

Unlike those theists who at least pay lip service to science and scientific method, Johnson is out to convict science of fraud in the court of public opinion.

Nature is capable of building complex structures by processes of self-organization; simplicity begets complexity.

Any attempt at understanding humanity must include an explanation of the hold that supernatural belief continues to have on most of the human race.

While science continually uncovers new mysteries, it has removed much of what was once regarded as deeply mysterious. Although we certainly do not know the exact nature of every component of the universe, the basic principles of physics seem to apply out to the farthest horizon visible to us today.