23 Quotes by Phil Plait

How do you convince someone they’re not thinking clearly, when they’re not thinking clearly? What we’re actually saying is no magic, no afterlife, no higher moral authoritative father-figure, no security, and no happy ever after. This is a tough sell.

I’m tired of ignorance held up as inspiration.

When you’re dealing with the universe, ignorance can be deadly.

Just like people, stars can be important without being terribly bright.

If you took every nuclear weapon ever built at the height of the Cold War, lumped them together and blew them up at the same time, that would be one one-millionth of the energy released at that moment.