More generally, as I shall repeat in Chapter 8, one of the truly bad effects of religion is that it teaches us that it is a virtue to be satisfied with not understanding.

“Science replaces private prejudice with public, verifiable evidence.”

“Though the details differ across the world, no known culture lacks some version…”

“In a designed economy there would be no trees, or certainly no very tall trees:…”

“If you're an atheist, you know, you believe, this is the only life you're going…”