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Richard Dawkins Quotes

All the fossils that we have ever found have always been found in the appropriate place in the time sequence. There are no fossils in the wrong place Picture Quote #1

Christopher Hitchens was a great warrior, a magnificent orator, a pugilist and a gentleman. He was kind, but he took no prisoners when arguing with idiots Picture Quote #1

[Jay] Gould sets up an artificial wall between the two worldviews that doesn’t exist in my life Picture Quote #1

In a way, I think religion is to be admired for asking the right questions. I just think it’s got the wrong answers Picture Quote #1

In the World Wars, people were perfectly able to shoot other people just because they belonged to the wrong country, without ever asking what their opinions were. Faith too is like that Picture Quote #1

Of course you can use the products of science to do bad things, but you can use them to do good things, too Picture Quote #1

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If you want to do bad things, science is the most powerful way to do them Picture Quote #1

Bad things, like good things don’t happen any more often than they ought to by chance. the universe has no mind, no feelings, and no personality, so it doesn’t do things in order to either hurt or please you. bad things happen because things happen Picture Quote #1

I think that there are good things that happen and bad things that happen Picture Quote #1

All the great religions have a place for awe, for ecstatic transport at the wonder and beauty of creation Picture Quote #1

I was brought up in a family which valued natural history. Both my parents knew the names of all the British wildflowers, so as we went walking the country, I was constantly being exposed to a natural history sort of knowledge Picture Quote #1

You can legally lie about the real world to your heart’s content, but until some human being is materially damaged, nobody will complain Picture Quote #1

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People really, really hate their religion being criticized. It’s as though you’ve said they had an ugly face; they seem to identify personally with it Picture Quote #1

If it suits [God] to be a deity that we must seek without being forced to, would it not have been sensible for him to use the mechanism of evolution without posting obvious road signs to reveal his role in creation? Picture Quote #1

I think there is a sort of box-ticking mentality. Not just in the teaching profession. You hear about it in medicine and nursing. It’s a lawyer-driven insistence on meeting prescribed standards rather than just being a good doctor Picture Quote #1

If your plane is being hijacked by an armed man who, though prepared to take risks, presumably wants to go on living, there is room for bargaining Picture Quote #1

The usefulness of science is sometimes exaggerated. You’d never talk about music being useful or art being useful Picture Quote #1

I certainly would absolutely never do what some of my American colleagues do and object to religious symbols being used, putting crosses up in the public square and things like that. I don’t fret about that at all; I’m quite happy about that Picture Quote #1

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I think the important thing to learn is that we can retain a sentimental loyalty to the cultural and literary traditions of, say, Judaism, Anglicanism or Islam, and even participate in religious rituals such as marriages and funerals, without buying into the supernatural beliefs that historically went along with those traditions. We can give up belief in God while not losing touch with a treasured heritage Picture Quote #1

We can give up belief in God while not losing touch with a treasured heritage Picture Quote #1

Disagreements between incompatible beliefs cannot be settled by reasoned argument because reasoned argument is drummed out of those trained in religion from the cradle Picture Quote #1

How can you take seriously someone who likes to believe something because he finds it ‘comforting’? Picture Quote #1

I think what attracts me about the Electric Monk is that it’s such an eloquent example of the futility of belief for belief’s sake. I mean there’s only any point in believing something if it’s true Picture Quote #1

I think we certainly benefit from social institutions which encourage us towards moral behavior. It’s very important to have law. It’s very important to have a moral education Picture Quote #1

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When a company seeks a new chief executive officer, or a university a new vice-chancellor, enormous trouble is taken to find the best person Picture Quote #1

My love of truth and honesty forces me to notice that the liberal intelligentsia of Western countries is betraying itself where Islam is concerned Picture Quote #1

I think my love of truth and honesty forces me to notice that the liberal intelligentsia of Western countries is betraying itself where Islam is concerned Picture Quote #1

I think the world’s always a better place if people are filled with understanding Picture Quote #1

Science is wonderful, science is important, and so are children, so are young people, and so what could be better than to write a science book for young people? Picture Quote #1

I think that people in the Bible Belt are far less monolithically religious than many people imagine. There are lots and lots of people who are free-thinking, secularists, or atheists in the so-called Bible Belt Picture Quote #1

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All the fossils that we have ever found have always been found in the appropriate place in the time sequence. There are no fossils in the wrong place. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Christopher Hitchens was a great warrior, a magnificent orator, a pugilist and a gentleman. He was kind, but he took no prisoners when arguing with idiots. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) [Jay] Gould sets up an artificial wall between the two worldviews that doesn’t exist in my life. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) In a way, I think religion is to be admired for asking the right questions. I just think it’s got the wrong answers. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) In the World Wars, people were perfectly able to shoot other people just because they belonged to the wrong country, without ever asking what their opinions were. Faith too is like that. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Of course you can use the products of science to do bad things, but you can use them to do good things, too. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) If you want to do bad things, science is the most powerful way to do them (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Bad things, like good things don’t happen any more often than they ought to by chance. the universe has no mind, no feelings, and no personality, so it doesn’t do things in order to either hurt or please you. bad things happen because things happen. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I think that there are good things that happen and bad things that happen (Richard Dawkins Quotes) All the great religions have a place for awe, for ecstatic transport at the wonder and beauty of creation. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I was brought up in a family which valued natural history. Both my parents knew the names of all the British wildflowers, so as we went walking the country, I was constantly being exposed to a natural history sort of knowledge. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) You can legally lie about the real world to your heart’s content, but until some human being is materially damaged, nobody will complain. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) People really, really hate their religion being criticized. It’s as though you’ve said they had an ugly face; they seem to identify personally with it. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) If it suits [God] to be a deity that we must seek without being forced to, would it not have been sensible for him to use the mechanism of evolution without posting obvious road signs to reveal his role in creation? (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I think there is a sort of box-ticking mentality. Not just in the teaching profession. You hear about it in medicine and nursing. It’s a lawyer-driven insistence on meeting prescribed standards rather than just being a good doctor. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) If your plane is being hijacked by an armed man who, though prepared to take risks, presumably wants to go on living, there is room for bargaining. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) The usefulness of science is sometimes exaggerated. You’d never talk about music being useful or art being useful. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I certainly would absolutely never do what some of my American colleagues do and object to religious symbols being used, putting crosses up in the public square and things like that. I don’t fret about that at all; I’m quite happy about that. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I think the important thing to learn is that we can retain a sentimental loyalty to the cultural and literary traditions of, say, Judaism, Anglicanism or Islam, and even participate in religious rituals such as marriages and funerals, without buying into the supernatural beliefs that historically went along with those traditions. We can give up belief in God while not losing touch with a treasured heritage. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) We can give up belief in God while not losing touch with a treasured heritage (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Disagreements between incompatible beliefs cannot be settled by reasoned argument because reasoned argument is drummed out of those trained in religion from the cradle. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) How can you take seriously someone who likes to believe something because he finds it ‘comforting’? (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I think what attracts me about the Electric Monk is that it’s such an eloquent example of the futility of belief for belief’s sake. I mean there’s only any point in believing something if it’s true. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I think we certainly benefit from social institutions which encourage us towards moral behavior. It’s very important to have law. It’s very important to have a moral education. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) When a company seeks a new chief executive officer, or a university a new vice-chancellor, enormous trouble is taken to find the best person. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) My love of truth and honesty forces me to notice that the liberal intelligentsia of Western countries is betraying itself where Islam is concerned. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I think my love of truth and honesty forces me to notice that the liberal intelligentsia of Western countries is betraying itself where Islam is concerned. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I think the world’s always a better place if people are filled with understanding (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Science is wonderful, science is important, and so are children, so are young people, and so what could be better than to write a science book for young people? (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I think that people in the Bible Belt are far less monolithically religious than many people imagine. There are lots and lots of people who are free-thinking, secularists, or atheists in the so-called Bible Belt. (Richard Dawkins Quotes)

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