Who are we? Where do we come from? Why are we this way and not some other? What does it mean to be human? Are we capable, if need be, of fundamental change, or do the dead hands of forgotten…

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A religion old or new, that stressed the magnificence of the universe as revealed by...

A religion old or new, that stressed the magnificence of the universe as revealed by...

Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it...

Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it...

I worry that, especially as the Millennium edges nearer, pseudo-science and superstition will seem year...

I worry that, especially as the Millennium edges nearer, pseudo-science and superstition will seem year...

For most of human history we have searched for our place in the cosmos. Who...

For most of human history we have searched for our place in the cosmos. Who...

I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the...

I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the...

A galaxy is composed of gas and dust and stars - -billions upon billions of...

A galaxy is composed of gas and dust and stars - -billions upon billions of...

All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as...

All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as...

You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence,...

You can't convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence,...

The Universe forces those who live in it to understand it. Those creatures who find...

The Universe forces those who live in it to understand it. Those creatures who find...

Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have been lost in...

Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have been lost in...

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

... the use of our intelligence quite properly gives us pleasure. In this respect the...

... the use of our intelligence quite properly gives us pleasure. In this respect the...

It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned...

It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned...

The cosmos is all that is, or ever was, or ever will be.

The cosmos is all that is, or ever was, or ever will be.

I maintain there is much more wonder in science than in pseudoscience. And in addition,...

I maintain there is much more wonder in science than in pseudoscience. And in addition,...

You have to know the past to understand the present.

You have to know the past to understand the present.

We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.

We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.

Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information...

Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information...

Everything we enjoy in society is a direct result of the accumulated learning derived from...

Everything we enjoy in society is a direct result of the accumulated learning derived from...

There is no wisdom in useless and hopeless sorrow

There is no wisdom in useless and hopeless sorrow