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Indeed, in view of its function, religion stands in greater need of a rational foundation of its ultimate principles than even the dogmas of science.

I seem to be thinking rationally again in the style that is characteristic of scientists. However, this is not entirely a matter of joy, as if someone returned from physical disability to good physical health. One aspect of this is that rationality of thought imposes a limit on a person's concept of his relation to the cosmos.

Science stands for rational thought, faith for superstition and unreason.

Rational beliefs bring us closer to getting good results in the real world.

I saw science as being in harmony with humanity.

All too often, the word 'religion' has become identified with those promoting a frankly anti-scientific view of nature and of our place in the natural world.

The very essence of rationalism is that it assumes that the reason is the highest faculty in man and the lord of all the rest.

Religion is to mysticism what popularization is to science.

I certainly saw science as a kind of calling, and one with as much legitimacy as a religious calling.

The scientific method is nearly perfect for understanding the physical aspects of our life. But it is a radically limited viewfinder in its inability to offer values, morals and meanings that are at the center of our lives.