Heinz R. Pagels

Science cannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame the debates about those conflicts.

I like to browse in occult bookshops if for no other reason than to refresh my commitment to science.

Science shows us what exists but not what to do about it.

Under the previous regime of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, I was detained. So was my wife, Serkalem Fasil. She gave birth to our son in prison in 2005.

The Lebanese people voted this time for change. So they are not satisfied with the actual situation. They want to see a new government. They want to see a new vision.

I have no neighbours other than animals and Joshua Trees.