The theory of evolution by cumulative natural selection is the only theory we know of that is in principle capable of explaining the existence of organized complexity.
RICHARD DAWKINSDon’t ask God to cure cancer and world poverty. He’s too busy finding you a parking space and fixing the weather for your barbecue.
More Richard Dawkins Quotes
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There’s real poetry in the real world. Science is the poetry of reality.
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Religion: Together we can find the cure.
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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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The important thing to remember about mathematics is not to be frightened.
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When I am dying, I should like my life taken out under general anaesthetic, exactly as if it were a diseased appendix.
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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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Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are all born selfish.
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The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale.
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I cannot know for certain but I think God is very improbable, and I live my life on the assumption that he is not there.
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The majority of children born into the world tend to inherit the beliefs of their parents, and that to me is one of the most regrettable facts of them all.
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If something is true, no amount of wishful thinking will change it.
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Science replaces private prejudice with public, verifiable evidence.
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Indeed, organizing atheists has been compared to herding cats, because they tend to think independently and will not conform to authority.
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It would be intolerant if I advocated the banning of religion, but of course I never have.
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Science is the poetry of reality.
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