Intelligent life on a planet comes of age when it first works out the reason for its own existence. - Richard Dawkins

Relatives share a substantial proportion of their genes. Each selfish gene therefore has its loyalties divided between different bodies.

I mean it as a compliment when I say that you could almost define a philosopher as someone who won't take common sense for an answer.

Shouldn’t children be taught critical, sceptical thinking from an early age? Shouldn’t we all be taught to doubt, to weigh up plausibility, to demand evidence?