We Must Continually Remind Ourselves

Where We Have Reasons For What We Believe, We Have No Need Of Faith; Where We Have No Reasons, We Have Lost Both Our Connection To The World And To One Another.

We Will See That The Greatest Problem Confronting Civilization Is Not Merely Religious Extremism: Rather, It Is The Larger Set Of Cultural And Intellectual Accommodations We Have Made To Faith Itself.

Atheism Is Not A Philosophy; It Is Not Even A View Of The World; It Is Simply A Refusal To Deny The Obvious. Unfortunately, We Live In A World In Which The Obvious Is Overlooked As A Matter Of Principle.

If Faith Is What You Have To Go On, If Faith Is The Link Between Your Beliefs And The World At Large, Your Beliefs Are Very Likely To Be Wrong. Beliefs Can Be Right Or Wrong. If You Believe You Can Fly, That Belief Is Only True If Indeed You Can Fly. Somebody Who Thinks He Can Fly, And Is Wrong About It, Will Eventually Discover There's A Problem With His View Of The World.

Most Of Us Are Wiser Than We May Appear To Be. … On One Level, Wisdom Is Nothing More Profound Than An Ability To Follow One’s Own Advice.