Religious faith depends on a host of social, psychological and emotional factors that have little or nothing to do with probabilities, evidence and logic. – Michael Shermer
But there is only one surefire method of proper pattern recognition, and that is science. – Michael Shermer
Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat, leading to bad science and worse religion. – Michael Shermer
But because we live in an age of science, we have a preoccupation with corroborating our myths. – Michael Shermer
There will be trying times during Obamas presidency, and liberty will need staunch defenders. Can Obama reshape liberalism to be, as it was under F.D.R., a fighting faith, unapologetically patriotic and strong in the defense of liberty? That would be a service to our country. – Bill Kristol