Let’s be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out.
RICHARD DAWKINSGravity is not a version of the truth. It is the truth. Anyone who doubts it is invited to jump out a tenth-storey window.
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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The total amount of suffering per year in the natural world is beyond all decent contemplation.
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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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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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Myths are fun, as long as you don’t confuse them with the truth.
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We, alone on earth, can rebel against the tyranny of the selfish replicators.
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Matter flows from place to place, and momentarily comes together to be you. Some people find that thought disturbing; I find the reality thrilling.
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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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Undisguised clarity is easily mistaken for arrogance.
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The solution often turns out more beautiful than the puzzle.
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Religious fanatics want people to switch off their own minds, ignore the evidence, and blindly follow a holy book based upon private revelation.
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Scientific beliefs are supported by evidence, and they get results. Myths and faiths are not and do not.
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Faith is one of the world’s great evils, comparable to the smallpox virus but harder to eradicate.
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Science is interesting, and if you don’t agree you can fuck off.
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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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