The luckiest thing that ever happened to me was that my father didn’t believe in God, and so he had no hang-ups about souls.
JAMES WATSONBiology has at least 50 more interesting years.
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For all my life, America was the place to be. And we somehow continue to be the place where there are real opportunities to change the world for the better.
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A clone of Einstein wouldn’t be stupid, but he wouldn’t necessarily be any genius, either.
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I don’t think we are here for anything. We’re just products of evolution. You can say, “Gee, your life must be pretty bleak if you don’t think there’s a purpose.” But I’m anticipating a good lunch.
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The brain, is the most complex thing we have yet discovered in our universe.
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Never be the brightest person in the room.
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Every time you understand something, religion becomes less likely.
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Today, the theory of evolution is an accepted fact for everyone but a fundamentalist minority, whose objections are based not on reasoning but on doctrinaire adherence to religious principles.
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There is only one science, physics: everything else is social work.
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The biggest advantage to believing in God is you don’t have to understand anything, no physics, no biology. I wanted to understand.
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Some think there is something wrong about enhancing people.
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There are many people of color who are very talented.
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The way to do great science is to stay away from subjects that are overpopulated, and go to the frontiers.
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A goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.
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I have been much blessed.
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One of the greatest gifts science has brought to the world is continuing elimination of the supernatural.
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