Effective searching procedures become, when the search-space is sufficiently large, indistinguishable from true creativity..

I'm not much given to straight, irony-free hero-worship..

Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born.

I don't understand why so many people who are sophisticated in science go on believing in God. I wish I did..

Professor Challenger, Conan Doyle's science hero, was a sort of irascible man constantly bellowing at people, so he was a little bit of a departure f….

I personally would consider it to be an honour to be fossilized..

Not only is science corrosive to religion, but religion is corrosive to science. It teaches people to be satisfied with trivial non-explanations and….

I don't want to sound callous. I mean, even if I have nothing to offer, that doesn't matter, because that still doesn't mean that what anybody else h….

‎"Matter flows from place to place, and momentarily comes together to be you. Some people find that thought disturbing; I find the reality thrilling..

There are all sorts of things that would be comforting. I expect an injection of morphine would be comforting... But to say that something is comfort….

I mean it as a compliment when I say that you could almost define a philosopher as someone who won't take common sense for an answer..

Let our tribute to the dead be a new resolve: to respect people for what they individually think, rather than respect groups for what they were colle….

Nothing is wrong with peace and love. It is all the more regrettable that so many of Christ's followers seem to disagree..

Isn't it a remarkable coincidence almost everyone has the same religion as their parents ? And it always just happens to be the right religion. Relig….

It's an important point to realize that the genetic programming of our lives is not fully deterministic. It is statistical - it is in any animal mere….

The less you think, the more you believe..

The fear of Hell is a very powerful motivation..

Absolutist morality doesn't have to come from religion but usually does..

It would be intolerant if I advocated the banning of religion, but of course I never have..

A delusion that encourages belief where there is no evidence is asking for trouble. Disagreements between incompatible beliefs cannot be settled by r….

Next time that somebody tells you something is true, why not say to them: 'What kind of evidence is there for that?' And if they can't give you a goo….