21 Quotes by PZ Myers

It's not a crime to offend others; in fact, it's pretty much a natural consequence of having diverse cultures. We live in a world full of people with different backgrounds, interests, and values, and we must learn to accept that there will be clashes. As long as the differences do no harm, we should back off and accept them.

If you've got a religious belief that withers in the face of observations of the natural world, you ought to rethink your beliefs - rethinking the world isn't an option.

Morality cannot privilege one ethnic group, one religious belief, one sex--a rational morality has to be constructed around an appreciation of all human beings' rights to justice and equal treatment.

Common sense – so rare it’s a god damn superpower.

We are not princes of the earth, we are the descendants of worms, and any nobility must be earned.

Silence is an argument in favor of the status quo. A refusal to address an inequity is a strategy for maintaining that inequity.

Human beings are still fish.

Science is not infallible, but it has something religion lacks: a process of testing claims against real-world observations.

Very clever people are often very clever at creating rationalisations for insane beliefs.