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Perhaps consciousness arises when the brain’s simulation of the world becomes so complex that it must include a model of itself.

Richard Dawkins

Myths are fun, as long as you don’t confuse them with the truth.
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Confusion Fun Myth Truth
We, alone on earth, can rebel against the tyranny of the selfish replicators.
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Alone Earth Rebel Selfish
Religion: Together we can find the cure.
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Cure Finding One Liner Religion Togetherness
I shall not make an argument ad hominem. My argument is ad bullshitem.
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Argument
Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish. Let us understand what our own selfish genes are up to, because we may then at least have the chance to upset their designs, something that no other species has ever aspired to do.
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Born Chance Generosity Science Selfish Understand Upset
DNA neither cares nor knows. DNA just is. And we dance to its music.
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Dance DNA Music
Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are all born selfish.
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Born Generosity Selfish
How thoughtful of God to arrange matters so that, wherever you happen to be born, the local religion always turns out to be the true one.
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Arrange God Religion
Being an atheist frees you up to live this life properly, happily, and fully.
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Atheist Freedom Happiness Live Proper
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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Assumption Faith God Life Live
We admit that we are like apes, but we seldom realize that we are apes.
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Admit Evolution Realize
The important thing to remember about mathematics is not to be frightened.
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Important Mathematics
Science is the poetry of reality.
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One Liner Poetry Reality Science
Scientific beliefs are supported by evidence, and they get results. Myths and faiths are not and do not.
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Atheist Belief Evidence Faith Result Science
Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time.
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Belief Institution Passage Power Religion Time Truth
It would be intolerant if I advocated the banning of religion, but of course I never have.
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Advocate Ban Religion Tolerance

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