“Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.”

I don’t give a damn for anybody’s opinion, I only care about the facts. So I’m not an enthusiast for diversity of opinion where factual matters are concerned.

Any altruistic system is inherently unstable, because it is open to abuse by selfish individuals, ready to exploit it.

Faith is belief without evidence and reason; coincidentally that’s also the definition of delusion.

The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational inquiry.

Perhaps consciousness arises when the brain’s simulation of the world becomes so complex that it must include a model of itself.

The world and the universe is an extremely beautiful place, and the more we understand about it the more beautiful does it appear.

Faith can be very very dangerous, and deliberately to implant it into the vulnerable mind of an innocent child is a grievous wrong.

I shall not make an argument ad hominem. My argument is ad bullshitem.

The rabbit runs faster than the fox, because the rabbit is running for his life while the fox is only running for his dinner.

Even those who do not, or cannot, avail themselves of a scientific education, choose to benefit from the technology that is made possible by the scientific education of others.

It is absolutely safe to say that if you meet somebody who claims not to believe in evolution, that person is ignorant, stupid or insane.

Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are all born selfish.

Gravity is not a version of the truth. It is the truth. Anyone who doubts it is invited to jump out a tenth-storey window.

Be thankful that you have a life, and forsake your vain and presumptuous desire for a second one.

If there is a God, it’s going to be a whole lot bigger and a whole lot more incomprehensible than anything that any theologian of any religion has ever proposed.

Don’t ask God to cure cancer and world poverty. He’s too busy finding you a parking space and fixing the weather for your barbecue.

When you have two people, separate beings, trying to share one life together. That’s always going to have difficulties.

A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.

People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.

Some people don’t like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.

The one common denominator of all successful people is their hunger to push through their fears.

If you judge people, you have no time to love them.

Find the right people, not the best people.

The human capacity for guilt is such that people can always find ways to blame themselves.