Our Modern Conception Of The Universe Is

There Is A Maxim About The Universe Which I Always Tell My Students: That Which Is Not Explicitly Forbidden Is Guaranteed To Occur.

Science Has Been Effective At Furthering Our Understanding Of Nature Because The Scientific Ethos Is Based On Three Key Principles: (1) Follow The Evidence Wherever It Leads; (2) If One Has A Theory, One Needs To Be Willing To Try To Prove It Wrong As Much As One Tries To Prove That It Is Right; (3) The Ultimate Arbiter Of Truth Is Experiment, Not The Comfort One Derives From One's A Priori Beliefs, Nor The Beauty Or Elegance One Ascribes To One's Theoretical Models.

The Really Important Thing Is Learning How To Sceptically Question And Rely On Empirical Evidence.

Science Is Only Truly Consistent With An Atheistic Worldview With Regards To The Claimed Miracles Of The Gods Of Judaism, Christianity And Islam.

If Our Species Is To Survive, Our Future Will Probably Require Outposts Beyond Our Own Planet.