"Cutting off fundamental, curiosity-driven science is like eating the seed corn. We may have a little more to eat next winter but what will we plant so we and our children will have enough to get through the winters to come?"
"Claims that cannot be tested, assertions immune to disproof are veridically worthless, whatever value the may have in inspiring us or in exciting our sense of wonder."
"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."
"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."
"Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality."
"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."