We admit that we are like apes, but we seldom realize that we are apes.
RICHARD DAWKINSSuch 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.
More Richard Dawkins Quotes
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The idea of a divine creator belittles the elegant reality of the universe.
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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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Blasphemy is a Victimless Crime.
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Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time.
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Unfortunately, however much we may deplore something, it does not stop being true.
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If the history-deniers who doubt the fact of evolution are ignorant of biology, those who think the world began less than ten thousand years ago are worst than ignorant, they are the deluded to the point of perversity.
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The world and the universe is an extremely beautiful place, and the more we understand about it the more beautiful does it appear.
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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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I am thrilled to be alive at time when humanity is pushing against the limits of understanding. Even better, we may eventually discover that there are no limits.
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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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The solution often turns out more beautiful than the puzzle.
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We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born.
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Evolution is just a theory? Well, so is gravity and I don’t see you jumping out of buildings.
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Religious faith, is a state of mind, that leads people to believe in something, it doesn’t matter what, without a whisper of doubt, or a whiff of evidence, and believe so strongly in some cases, that they are prepare to kill and die for it, without the need for further justification.
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It is absolutely safe to say that if you meet somebody who claims not to believe in evolution, that person is ignorant, stupid or insane.
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