Greg Graffin

We should enjoy and make the most of life

— Greg Graffin

Dont take Portlandia too personally - Its just a stupid TV show

— Greg Graffin

For me, the existence of nonexistence of God is a nonissue.

— Greg Graffin

I've always been on a quest to use science in an artful way.

— Greg Graffin

“Anarchy Evolution: Faith, Science and Bad Religion in a World Without God.”

— Greg Graffin

there is no such thing as hell but you can make it if you try

— Greg Graffin

You can't let your personal disposition be dictated by the world around you.

— Greg Graffin

The thread of culture that runs through the entire history of punk is also a dedication to challenging the authoritarian.

— Greg Graffin

One of our great thematic traditions in Bad Religion has been to question human nature.

— Greg Graffin

PUNK IS: the personal expression of uniqueness that comes from the experiences of growing up in touch with our human ability to…

— Greg Graffin

Whether you reach a lot of people or have a profound impact on a few people, their memories of you are your…

— Greg Graffin

Naturalism teaches one of the most important things in this world. There is only this life, so live wonderfully and meaningfully.

— Greg Graffin

It's been an objective of mine since I started writing songs to include both intellect and energy.

— Greg Graffin

…the songs are universal enough that in ten years time they should still hold up quite well.

— Greg Graffin

I'm trying to champion the naturalist's worldview and show it's not as heathen as most religious people would make it out to…

— Greg Graffin

When I was a teenager, science meshed with my developing ideals - such as the challenge to authority that was central to…

— Greg Graffin

I bill myself as a naturalist because if you say you're a naturalist, it gives people a conversation point to talk about…

— Greg Graffin

I'm saying that there were many great naturalists before Darwin's time who were very pious people and who knew more about nature…

— Greg Graffin

Folk music usually has an emphasis on the lyrics and melody. And those lyrics are usually relevant in some way. And it's…

— Greg Graffin

People are still very uncomfortable with the idea that humans are not specially created species. I believe we are a fantastic species.…

— Greg Graffin

I believe in strong legislation for the environment. So the only question is being smart enough and educated enough to scrutinize the…

— Greg Graffin

It gives evolutionary biologists great status if they champion competition and the economists have to consult them. The economists have to consult…

— Greg Graffin

Academic scientists aren't generally interested in books for the public. So when one comes out, the authors can't expect much praise from…

— Greg Graffin

I don't believe, for instance, that evolutionary biology or any scientific endeavor has much to say about love. I'm sure a lot…

— Greg Graffin

It’s a similar feeling from being in a community of punk rockers as a teenager and the feeling I still get today…

— Greg Graffin

Obviously there have been some very poor uses of evolution in the 20th century. Social Darwinism for instance and we point out…

— Greg Graffin

Life is an act of endless creativity. With all its simmering tragedy and occasional catastrophe, a human life is an amazing thing…

— Greg Graffin

Humans impart meaning and purpose to almost all aspects of life. This sense of meaning and purpose gives us a road map…

— Greg Graffin

There are certain ways you have to delude yourself. Self-delusion is important, for instance in family life. You know what I mean?…

— Greg Graffin

If you accept learning as a dominant determination of your behavior, then all of a sudden you're open to the idea that,…

— Greg Graffin

A lot of lunatics who are going to go commit crimes are held in check because of their sense of morality or…

— Greg Graffin

“An accurate view of evolution, in all its multifaceted and anarchic glory... We are all evolved creatures who share a common way…

— Greg Graffin

Faith in your partner, your fellow men, your friends, is very important, because without it there's no mutual component to your relationship,…

— Greg Graffin

“Countries with a high percentage of nonbelievers are among the freest, most stable, best-educated, and healthiest nations on earth. When nations are…

— Greg Graffin

You can't take up all the music bins at a CD retail outlet with Spice Girls CDs and leave nothing for the…

— Greg Graffin

I want some fact-based evidence about where we came from. Things we consider mysterious need not be attributed to a deity.

— Greg Graffin

A lot of philosophy is bull***t, but a lot of it is what we write songs about too. And it's organizing your…

— Greg Graffin

“Either harming other people is wrong, in which case God is unnecessary, or harming other people is acceptable, in which case God's…

— Greg Graffin

I am a very curious guy, almost nosy. I want to know a lot of things, just for the sake of knowledge,…

— Greg Graffin

I usually am thinking about my next book the second I put the last dot on the previous one that I turn…

— Greg Graffin