Don’t make the common mistake of thinking your opponents are stupid just because they don’t see things your way - Dennis E. Taylor

I believe that it is only possible to acquire true morality without input from a deity. It is only when you do something because you believe it is the right thing to do, instead of because of any moral desserts, that you are acting morally. Likewise, it is only when you refuse to do something because of the Golden Rule, rather than because of a threat of punishment, that you are behaving in a moral manner.

Some problems simply do not yield to reductionist techniques, particularly those that are dependent on emergent phenomena.

Dammit, your product is showing up in our territory. I’ve told you we’re not interested. I’ve forbade you from selling your devil’s brew here. I want it stopped.