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Richard Dawkins Quotes

Science, as opposed to technology, does violence to common sense Picture Quote #1

Something pretty mysterious had to give rise to the origin of the universe Picture Quote #1

If we say that religion is a virus, then why isn’t science a virus? Picture Quote #1

Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish Picture Quote #1

Not a single one of your ancestors died young. They all copulated at least once Picture Quote #1

The universe doesn’t owe you a sense of hope Picture Quote #1

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Myths are fun, as long as you don’t confuse them with the truth Picture Quote #1

A delusion is something that people believe in despite a total lack of evidence Picture Quote #1

Mutation is random; natural selection is the very opposite of random Picture Quote #1

The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale Picture Quote #1

I'm not one of those who wants to purge our society of our Christian history Picture Quote #1

Metaphors are fine if they aid understanding, but sometimes they get in the way Picture Quote #1

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The important thing to remember about mathematics is not to be frightened Picture Quote #1

The idea of a divine creator belittles the elegant reality of the universe Picture Quote #1

We humans are an extremely important manifestation of the replication bomb, because it is through us - through our brains, our symbolic culture and our technology - that the explosion may proceed to the next stage and reverberate through deep space Picture Quote #1

I think the probability of a supernatural creator existing is very very low Picture Quote #1

I am not an enthusiast for diversity of opinion where facts are concerned Picture Quote #1

Being an atheist frees you up to live this life properly, happily, and fully Picture Quote #1

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Discrimination is not liberal. Arguing against discrimination is not intolerance Picture Quote #1

Design cannot precede evolution and therefore cannot underlie the universe Picture Quote #1

The genes are the master programmers, and they are programming for their lives Picture Quote #1

My interest in biology was pretty much always on the philosophical side Picture Quote #1

I am very comfortable with the idea that we can override biology with free will Picture Quote #1

To describe religions as mind viruses is sometimes interpreted as contemptuous or even hostile. It is both. I am often asked why I am so hostile to organized religion Picture Quote #1

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Natural selection is the blind watchmaker, blind because it does not see ahead, does not plan consequences, has no purpose in view. Yet the living results of natural selection overwhelmingly impress us with the appearance of design as if by a master watchmaker, impress us with the illusion of design and planning Picture Quote #1

I am utterly fed up with the respect we have been brainwashed into bestowing upon religion Picture Quote #1

By dislaiming the idea of a next life, we can take more excitement in this one! Picture Quote #1

Any altruistic system is inherently unstable, because it is open to abuse by selfish individuals, ready to exploit it Picture Quote #1

There does seem to be a sense in which physics has gone beyond what human intuition can understand. We shouldn’t be too surprised about that because we’re evolved to understand things that move at a medium pace at a medium scale. We can’t cope with the very tiny scale of quantum physics or the very large scale of relativity Picture Quote #1

There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can't prove that there aren't any, so shouldn't we be agnostic with respect to fairies? Picture Quote #1

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Science, as opposed to technology, does violence to common sense (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Something pretty mysterious had to give rise to the origin of the universe (Richard Dawkins Quotes) If we say that religion is a virus, then why isn’t science a virus? (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Not a single one of your ancestors died young. They all copulated at least once (Richard Dawkins Quotes) The universe doesn’t owe you a sense of hope (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Myths are fun, as long as you don’t confuse them with the truth (Richard Dawkins Quotes) A delusion is something that people believe in despite a total lack of evidence (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Mutation is random; natural selection is the very opposite of random (Richard Dawkins Quotes) The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I'm not one of those who wants to purge our society of our Christian history (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Metaphors are fine if they aid understanding, but sometimes they get in the way (Richard Dawkins Quotes) The important thing to remember about mathematics is not to be frightened (Richard Dawkins Quotes) The idea of a divine creator belittles the elegant reality of the universe (Richard Dawkins Quotes) We humans are an extremely important manifestation of the replication bomb, because it is through us - through our brains, our symbolic culture and our technology - that the explosion may proceed to the next stage and reverberate through deep space (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I think the probability of a supernatural creator existing is very very low (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I am not an enthusiast for diversity of opinion where facts are concerned (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Being an atheist frees you up to live this life properly, happily, and fully (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Discrimination is not liberal. Arguing against discrimination is not intolerance (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Design cannot precede evolution and therefore cannot underlie the universe (Richard Dawkins Quotes) The genes are the master programmers, and they are programming for their lives (Richard Dawkins Quotes) My interest in biology was pretty much always on the philosophical side (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I am very comfortable with the idea that we can override biology with free will (Richard Dawkins Quotes) To describe religions as mind viruses is sometimes interpreted as contemptuous or even hostile. It is both. I am often asked why I am so hostile to organized religion (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Natural selection is the blind watchmaker, blind because it does not see ahead, does not plan consequences, has no purpose in view. Yet the living results of natural selection overwhelmingly impress us with the appearance of design as if by a master watchmaker, impress us with the illusion of design and planning (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I am utterly fed up with the respect we have been brainwashed into bestowing upon religion (Richard Dawkins Quotes) By dislaiming the idea of a next life, we can take more excitement in this one! (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Any altruistic system is inherently unstable, because it is open to abuse by selfish individuals, ready to exploit it (Richard Dawkins Quotes) There does seem to be a sense in which physics has gone beyond what human intuition can understand. We shouldn’t be too surprised about that because we’re evolved to understand things that move at a medium pace at a medium scale. We can’t cope with the very tiny scale of quantum physics or the very large scale of relativity (Richard Dawkins Quotes) There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can't prove that there aren't any, so shouldn't we be agnostic with respect to fairies? (Richard Dawkins Quotes)

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