Physicists Are Working On The

'take Offense At The Drop Of A Hat' Is The Unwritten Eleventh Commandment.

Religion Teaches The Dangerous Nonsense That Death Is Not The End.

Mutation Is Random; Natural Selection Is The Very Opposite Of Random.

Does Religion Fill A Much Needed Gap? It Is Often Said That There Is A God-shaped Gap In The Brain Which Needs To Be Filled: We Have A Psychological Need For God -- Imaginary Friend, Father, Big Brother, Confessor, Confidant -- And The Need Has To Be Satisfied Whether God Really Exists Or Not. But Could It Be That God Clutters Up A Gap That We'd Be Better Off Filling With Something Else? Science, Perhaps? Art? Human Friendship? Humanism? Love Of This Life In The Real World, Giving No Credence To Other Lives Beyond The Grave?

I'm A Sucker For Nice Religious Leaders. I Fall For It Every Time.