“Science, reason, and secular values.
Science gives us the way to understand reality.
Reason gives us the way to argue about it without throwing things.
Secularism shows people of very different beliefs how to live together in relative peace.
These are what make civilisation civilised.
They are the antidote to superstition, tribalism, and wishful thinking.” — Richard Dawkins
From Making Sense with Sam Harris: #481 — Sam Harris Receives the 2026 Richard Dawkins Award, 18 Jun 2026