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.
RICHARD DAWKINSBeing an atheist frees you up to live this life properly, happily, and fully.
More Richard Dawkins Quotes
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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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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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Why, I can’t help wondering, is God thought to need such ferocious defence? One might have supposed him amply capable of looking after himself.
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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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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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American political opportunities are loaded against those who are simultaneously intelligent and honest.
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Do not indoctrinate your children. Teach them how to think for themselves, how to evaluate evidence, and how to disagree with you.
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Gravity is not a version of the truth. It is the truth. Anyone who doubts it is invited to jump out a tenth-storey window.
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Faith is belief without evidence and reason; coincidentally that’s also the definition of delusion.
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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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Myths are fun, as long as you don’t confuse them with the truth.
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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.
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Faith can be very very dangerous, and deliberately to implant it into the vulnerable mind of an innocent child is a grievous wrong.
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Chance is just a word expressing ignorance.
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The rabbit runs faster than the fox, because the rabbit is running for his life while the fox is only running for his dinner.
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