One of our great thematic traditions in Bad Religion has been to question human nature. — Greg Graffin Human nature Copy Share Image
The thread of culture that runs through the entire history of punk is also a dedication to challenging the authoritarian. — Greg Graffin Authoritarian Copy Share Image
I want some fact-based evidence about where we came from. Things we consider mysterious need not be attributed to a deity. — Greg Graffin Deities Copy Share Image
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 Cds Copy Share Image
…the songs are universal enough that in ten years time they should still hold up quite well. — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
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 Champion Copy Share Image
It's been an objective of mine since I started writing songs to include both intellect and energy. — Greg Graffin Energy Copy Share Image
Naturalism teaches one of the most important things in this world. There is only this life, so live wonderfully and meaningfully. — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
Science is the first expression of punk, because it doesn't advance without challenging authority. It doesn't make progress without tearing down what… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
People who are creative, who do it as a lifestyle, it's kind of silly to make that claim you're done, because you… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
Whether or not punk is the flavor of the month is not important for us. Bad Religion has been popular through many… — Greg Graffin Climate Copy Share Image
You can look at Bad Religion, and, really, almost everything I've ever done was an exercise in creativity. I've always had a… — Greg Graffin Authority Copy Share Image
I grew up playing football since the day I could walk; some of my greatest memories of childhood are playing touch football… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
Most songwriters who have been lucky enough to have their song on the radio or be heard widely don't know anything about… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
The naturalist worldview is a good way to feel grounded and feel part of something that isn't based on fairy tales. It's… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
Bad Religion's tradition has always been to try and provoke people but hopefully lead them to a better sense of who they… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Obviously there have been some very poor uses of evolution in the 20th century. Social Darwinism for instance and we point out… — Greg Graffin Darwinism Copy Share Image
Life is an act of endless creativity. With all its simmering tragedy and occasional catastrophe, a human life is an amazing thing… — Greg Graffin Creativity Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Authority Copy Share Image
Whether you reach a lot of people or have a profound impact on a few people, their memories of you are your… — Greg Graffin Afterlife Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, science cannot be reduced to short, catchy phrases. And if this is all that the general public can comprehend, it's no… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I don't think workaholic is in the dictionary as an affliction, but it's obviously someone who has a disease, and I don't… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
One of the things that all religions have is a narrative of doomsday. There has to be some kind of overarching fear… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
The thrill of science is the process. It's a social process. It's a process of collective discovery. It's debate, it's experimentation and… — Greg Graffin Adventure Copy Share Image
So much of the habitat destruction and pollution is based on the simple principle that we somehow have been given free license… — Greg Graffin Climate 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
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
Here's the thing, who cares what you have to look at, I'm a big advocate of not obscuring vistas, but even if… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
This era in human existence where so much information is out there, it's easy for someone like Donald Trump to use that… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
In the 1970s, we had Carl Sagan, and he was so suave with his turtleneck and his tweed jacket. And he was,… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
For me there are many ways to teach; it doesn't have to be at a university. I might be a teaching assistant… — Greg Graffin Education Copy Share Image
If there is no destiny, there is no design. There's only life and death. My goal is to learn about life by… — Greg Graffin Death Copy Share Image
If you go back far enough and get a wider enough picture of history, we have let go of many things that… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I wouldn't say there's a need for the Spice Girls, but I'd say there's a place for the Spice Girls. There's certainly… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
Bad Religion has never been about criticizing people who are Christian. But we've always been about pointing out the irony and contradictions… — Greg Graffin Challenges Copy Share Image
In the family, in interpersonal relationships, even in friendship, faith is tremendously important. If you have a partner who you believe is… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I'm a biologist, so... Which I think should be mandatory. Biology should be mandatory. Mathematics? They say we don't know enough about… — Greg Graffin Biologist Copy Share Image
