“Belief without evidence is the very hallmark of the savage.”

“Faith, n. Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.”

“The hallmark of intelligence is not whether one believes in God or not, but the quality of the processes that underlie one’s beliefs.”

“The belief that tomorrow is a different place from today is certainly a unique hallmark of our species.”

“Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize, ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with the core belief.”

“It should go without saying that these rival belief systems [Judaism, Islam, Christianity] are all equally uncontaminated by evidence.”