“…What if I were to be so silly as to say to you that ‘I know in my heart of hearts—I have a personal experience—that atheism is real, and I know there is no way you’re going to talk me out of it.’ What would you say to my attitude?” “Oh, I would say—and I don’t mean this in a negative way—but I would say basically you’re a person who is close-minded, in the sense that they’re not open to the other options. (Audience laughter, applause.) However, I am close-minded. You can’t prove to me that my brother doesn’t exist, because I know him personally and I walk with him.”
