If you find yourself in a fair fight, you should reexamine your tactics.
I think it is a mistake to judge science by Nobel Prizes.
Prayers without accordant action are silent lies told to oneself, heard by no God, amounting to nothing. Action is the language of truth, the prayers of the Saints.
A concept is a brick. It can be used to build a courthouse of reason. Or it can be thrown through the window.
The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.
If you’re afraid – don’t do it, – if you’re doing it – don’t be afraid.
I strongly believe that fundamental science cannot be driven by instructional, industrial and government or military pressures.
People who are more rational don’t perceive emotion less, they just regulate it better.
Writing my own novels in the ’90s…I never imagined that in ten years, science and rationality would require explanation and defense in a world rocked and ruled by religious fervor.
I am heartened to find so much wit in you, that you’d give thought to consequences and choose your way with reason, not passion only.