I don't think anyone is going to Hell because it only exists in the minds of people who wish ill-will on others. — Greg Graffin Hell Copy Share Image
If you can believe in God, then you can believe in anything. It's a gang mentality. — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
A fossil is so powerful. It's moving. This is my ancestor. The naturalist is moved by the fossil... not the cross. — Greg Graffin Ancestor Copy Share Image
Let's face it: There are people who are extremists in every corner of society, and whatever flag they're waving is something Bad… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I definitely was attracted to similar things in punk and science. They both depend on a healthy dose of skepticism. — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, the average guy on the street believes that studying evolution leads to atheism. — Greg Graffin Atheism Copy Share Image
We delude ourselves into believing that morality comes from somewhere else, whereas in reality we behave as we've been told to behave. — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
People need to understand the basics of evolution if they are going to reject it—otherwise, they are not contributing anything productive to… — Greg Graffin Basics Copy Share Image
When I create, I feel that I am a participant in the grand pageant of life, a part of the ongoing creative… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
The trick is: how do you talk about natural selection without implying the rigidity of law? We use it as almost an… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I don't bill myself as an atheist but as a naturalist. Naturalism is a belief system. A lot of scientists bristle at… — Greg Graffin Atheist Copy Share Image
As a scientist, of course, we have to believe there is no supernatural. There are only natural entities in the universe. And… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I think English punk died in '79 or '80. Maybe '82 at the latest. As far as American punk goes, it wasn't… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I got interested in palaeontology and vertebrate history - sparked by books on human evolution - then vertebrate evolution. Studying with palaeontologists… — Greg Graffin Biology Copy Share Image
We have a creative drive, but not all creative experiments are successful. In nature, there are many lineages of organisms that you… — Greg Graffin Biology Copy Share Image
I've known a lot of people who were punkers who went on to get academic degrees. Very few of them, however, continued… — Greg Graffin Academic Copy Share Image
It's my firm conclusion that human meaning comes from humans, not from a supernatural source. After we die, our hopes for an… — Greg Graffin Afterlife Copy Share Image
The problem is, as a company, if you attempt to streamline knowledge or try to limit information you get accused of censorship.… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I have great hope and faith, but it's a humanistic faith based in facts; you have to believe that facts exist. We… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
As I’ve said, I’ve never believed in God, which technically makes me an atheist (since the prefix “a” means “not” or “without”).… — Greg Graffin Atheism Copy Share Image
I have a lot of respect for deists, but I don't consider myself one of them. I think pondering the forces of… — Greg Graffin Communication Copy Share Image
I would say there's a lot of similarity between folk and punk. It's written for the common man. — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
Society has to be structured such that there are checks and balances, so that it can't be manipulated, for instance, for the… — Greg Graffin Balance Copy Share Image
I don't really bill myself as an atheist, even though there is a lot of atheism in naturalism. I would rather bill… — Greg Graffin Atheism Copy Share Image
We should enjoy and make the most of life, not because we are in constant fear of what might happen to us… — Greg Graffin Afterlife Copy Share Image
When we look back on this time and we are going to see what the Internet brought us, and social media brought… — Greg Graffin Disorganization Copy Share Image
The creativity inherent in life is the counterbalance to tragedy. It affirms our belief that life is a good thing and provides… — Greg Graffin Creativity Copy Share Image
Science is very vibrant. There are always new observations to be found. And it's all in the interest in challenging the authority… — Greg Graffin Authority Copy Share Image
I call myself a naturalist as opposed to an atheist, but there are different styles. Some people just like to be close… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
Almost everyone shuts down when science becomes too technical; you've got to infuse it with entertainment and storytelling to make it effective.… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I don't mind if other people call me an atheist, but I call myself a naturalist. Atheism doesn't tell you much about… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
My science teachers always encouraged their classes to 'go out and discover something' because all scientific endeavors depend on observation and experimentation.… — Greg Graffin Class Copy Share Image
Every place has its own punk flavor, but they all borrowed ideas from SoCal. It's still a vibrant scene creeping into every… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
Ideologically, the pursuit of science is not that different from the ideology that goes into punk rock. The idea of challenging authority… — Greg Graffin Authority Copy Share Image
There's going to be competition because there are not enough resources. Resources grow arithmetically, populations grow exponentially. You can't ever have enough… — Greg Graffin Competition Copy Share Image
There are so many ways to characterize evolutionary success. If one criterion is the number of millions of years that the species… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I was in a choir as a kid. It was from those early days that my outlook on harmonies and arrangements were… — Greg Graffin Arrangements Copy Share Image
I view music as entertainment. When I'm on stage, I don't look at that as a platform for sharing ideology. Otherwise I'd… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
From a very early age, I was in tune with pop radio, and most of this listening was done driving. We had… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I guess rock stars are role models for the kids who listen to that music. My role models have all been geologists… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
