I believe that either Jupiter has life or it doesn't. But I neither believe that it does, nor do I believe that it doesn't.

- Raymond Smullyan

Some people are always critical of vague statements. I tend rather to be critical of precise statements; they are the only ones which can correctly b…

- Raymond Smullyan

It has always puzzled me that so many people have taken it for granted that God favors those who believe in him. Isn't it possible that the actual Go…

- Raymond Smullyan

There is nothing like a naturalistic orientation to dispel all these morbid thoughts of "sin" and "free will" and "moral responsibility.

- Raymond Smullyan

I have free will, but not of my own choice. I have never freely chosen to have free will. I have to have free will, whether I like it or not!

- Raymond Smullyan

Recently, someone asked me if I believed in astrology. He seemed somewhat puzzled when I explained that the reason I don't is that I'm a Gemini.

- Raymond Smullyan

Why should I be worried about death?

- Raymond Smullyan

Why do I act as I do? To tell you the truth, I have absolutely no idea why. It is simply my nature to act as I act, and that's all I can say.

- Raymond Smullyan

Because I have been a magician for many years, people have often asked me whether I ever have sawn a woman in half. I reply, Oh, yes I've sawn over s…

- Raymond Smullyan