By any reasonable measure of achievement, the faith of the Enlightenment thinkers in science was justified.

For me, the peculiar qualities of faith are a logical outcome of this level of biological organization.

Theology made no provision for evolution. The biblical authors had missed the most important revelation of all! Could it be that they were not really privy to the thoughts of God?

Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies. I owe them a great debt, because they redoubled my energies and drove me in new directions.

If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.