“I absolutely believe what Ellie [the atheist astronomer in the movie 'Contact'] believes — that there is no direct evidence, so how could you ask me to believe in God when there's absolutely no evidence that I can see? I do believe in the beauty and the awe-inspiring mystery of the science that's out there that we haven't discovered yet, that there are scientific explanations for phenomena that we call mystical because we don't know any better.”

“I’m a total atheist, and for me it’s just about trying to find something that rises above the banal day-to-day bullshit of living.”

REASON: Are you still into cryonics?
KING: Yes. I'm putting it in my will. I'll tell you why. I'm an atheist. Most libertarians should be atheists.

“There exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses that cows can be eaten.”