Whatever the evolutionary basis of religion, the xenophobia it now generates is clearly maladaptive.

The illusion of purpose and design is perhaps the most pervasive illusion about nature that science has to confront on a daily basis.

Organized religion, wielding power over the community, is antithetical to the process of what modern democracy should define as liberty. The sooner we are without it, the better.

A significant fraction of evangelical voters appear more likely to ignore the candidates' specific economic and foreign policy platforms in favor of concerns about gay marriage or abortion.

When considering real-world issues, particularly those that touch on science and technology, it is harder to speak in platitudes or rely purely on emotion or fear. Substance, or its lack, becomes harder to mimic or mask, which is why I wish we had a true televised presidential debate on these subjects.

I cannot stress often enough that what science is all about is not proving things to be true but proving them to be false.