Unfortunately, however much we may deplore something, it does not stop being true.
RICHARD DAWKINSThe meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational inquiry.
More Richard Dawkins Quotes
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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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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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The important thing to remember about mathematics is not to be frightened.
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Let’s be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out.
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Science is interesting, and if you don’t agree you can fuck off.
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The idea of a divine creator belittles the elegant reality of the universe.
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The chicken is only an egg’s way for making another egg.
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When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called Religion.
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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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Any altruistic system is inherently unstable, because it is open to abuse by selfish individuals, ready to exploit it.
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Sometimes in life it is a good idea to stop, sometimes it is a good idea to go on. The trick is to decide when to stop.
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Chance is just a word expressing ignorance.
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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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Such delusions of grandeur to think that a God with a hundred billion galaxies on his mind would give a tuppenny damn who you sleep with, or indeed whether you believe in him.
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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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