...when two opposite points of view are expressed with equal intensity, the truth does not necessarily lie exactly halfway between them. It is possible for one side to be simply wrong.

Creationists eagerly seek a gap in present-day knowledge or understanding. If an apparent gap is found, it is assumed that God, by default, must fill it.

I am passionate about the truth. Passion is very different from fundamentalism.

If more doctors understood Darwinism, humanity would not now be facing a crisis of antibiotic resistance.

I don't give a damn for anybody's opinion, I only care about the facts. So I'm not an enthusiast for diversity of opinion where factual matters are concerned.

My passion is for scientific truth. I don’t much care about good and evil. … I care about what’s true.