When two opposite points of view are expressed with equal intensity, the truth does not necessarily lie exactly halfway between them. It is possible for one side to be simply wrong.
RICHARD DAWKINS
Faith can be very very dangerous, and deliberately to implant it into the vulnerable mind of an innocent child is a grievous wrong.
More Richard Dawkins Quotes
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It often turns out on closer inspection that acts of apparent altruism are really selfishness in disguise.
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Blasphemy is a Victimless Crime.
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Be thankful that you have a life, and forsake your vain and presumptuous desire for a second one.
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It is a deep aesthetic passion to rank with the finest that music and poetry can deliver.
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We, alone on earth, can rebel against the tyranny of the selfish replicators.
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It has become almost a cliché to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics.
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The rabbit runs faster than the fox, because the rabbit is running for his life while the fox is only running for his dinner.
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I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.
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Creationists eagerly seek a gap in present-day knowledge or understanding. If an apparent gap is found, it is assumed that God, by default, must fill it.
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Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.
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The feeling of awed wonder that science can give us is one of the highest experiences of which the human psyche is capable.
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Today the theory of evolution is about as much open to doubt as the theory that the earth goes round the sun.
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The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational inquiry.
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I don’t give a damn for anybody’s opinion, I only care about the facts. So I’m not an enthusiast for diversity of opinion where factual matters are concerned.
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