“There has never been an era in which the church hasn’t believed in heaven.

God’s generosity is the opposite of human envy.

if there are objective moral values, then God exists.

‘Depression is a serious problem in the greater atheist community and far too often, that depression has led to suicide. This is something many of my fellow atheists often don’t like to admit, but it is true.’”

I’ve measured the electrical activity of people’s brains, but I can’t measure their experience in the same way. I can’t measure what’s in their minds. I can’t measure what it’s actually like to be you. Why not? Because the brain alone is not enough to explain the mind.”

“We’re not machines. Our brain and our mind are fundamentally distinct, though they work together. The brain offers a third-person perspective; it’s the mind that provides a first-person experience.”

consciousness simply cannot be synonymous with brain activity.”

Truth isn’t relative—that is, determined by what we believe—but truth is whatever is consistent with reality.

The absence of a specific call should never be an excuse for inaction.”