We Do Not Just Blindly Concede Control

Providentially, Learned Habits Can Be Unlearned, Especially In The Context Of Moral Groups.

Flawed As They May Be, Science And The Secular Enlightenment Values Expressed In Western Democracies Are Our Best Hope For Survival.

In The Long Run, It Is Better To Understand The Way The World Really Is Rather Than How We Would Like It To Be.

Smart People Believe Weird Things Because They Are Skilled At Defending Beliefs They Arrived At For Non-smart Reasons.

The Actual Atoms And Molecules That Make Up My Brain And Body Today Are Not The Same Ones That I Was Born With On September 8, 1954, A Half-century Ago This Month.