Quotes from Jerry A. Coyne

There is no horror, no amount of evil in the world, that a true believer can't rationalize as consistent with a loving God. It's the ultimate way of fooling yourself.

In religion, faith is a virtue. In science, faith is a vice.

If the history of science shows us anything, it is that we get nowhere by labeling our ignorance "God".

Religion is based on dogma and belief, whereas science is based on doubt and questioning.

If the history of science teaches us anything, it is that what conquers our ignorance is research, not giving up and attributing our ignorance to the miraculous work of a creator.

We don't have faith in reason; we use reason because, unlike revelation, it produces results and understanding. Even discussing why we should use reason employs reason!