"No, you
do not need to be a mathematician, physicist,
biologist, or anything else for that matter. All that
is required in an inquisitive and open mind mixed
with a pinch of daring."
"Even better, the sense
of satisfaction that comes from trying to understand
why it is our minds are necessarily fraught with
limitations and unrealistic expectations should help
anyone to realise that is the miracle of all miracles
that we are able to comprehend the world at all. If
the immense forces and the incomparable beauty of
nature could be considered spiritually fulfilling,
then the marvel of the human brain is what I think
deserves the greatest awe and inspiration."
"Ethics need not be entwined with religion and meaningful lives do not require fictitious deities. I hope that during the course of
my life I would be able to make even a small contribution into a
better future for all."
"It is a matter for each person to decide which system of law they prefer to accept. They may choose the one enshrined in a religious system administered by a male hierarchy and considered perfect and unchangeable - or they may choose the one that is drawn up by a society working under the democratic principle which grants every individual the right and opportunity to express and enshrine their viewpoint. The secular and atheistic system acknowledges that no law or code is perfect and set in concrete."
"Passing
the ample supply of churches, I notice that some are full and
some are not. A profound happiness enters my consciousness at
having escaped the cultural absurdities of worshipping a pretend god. My
luck in this can only be described as beyond belief."