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My objection to supernatural beliefs is precisely that they miserably fail to do justice to the sublime grandeur of the real world. They represent a narrowing-down from reality, an impoverishment of what the real world has to offer.

Richard Dawkins

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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Disturb Finding Matter People Place Reality Togetherness
Faith is belief without evidence and reason; coincidentally that’s also the definition of delusion.
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Belief Delusion Evidence Faith Reason
Being an atheist frees you up to live this life properly, happily, and fully.
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Atheist Freedom Happiness Live Proper
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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Decision Ideas Life Stop Trick
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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Doubt Gravity Jump Truth Version Window
Evolution could so easily be disproved if just a single fossil turned up in the wrong date order. Evolution has passed this test with flying colours.
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Atheist Disapprove Evolution Science
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.
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People Religion True Wise
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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Beautiful Evolution Extreme Place Understand Universe World
Evolution is not a genetically controlled distortion of one adult form into another; it is a genetically controlled alteration in a developmental program.
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Adult Alteration Control Development Evolution Program
The important thing to remember about mathematics is not to be frightened.
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Important Mathematics
The chicken is only an egg’s way for making another egg.
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Chicken Egg Revolution Science
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
The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale.
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Essence Life Probable Science
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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Absolute Believe Claim Evolution Ignorance Insane Stupidity
The solution often turns out more beautiful than the puzzle.
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Beautiful Puzzle Solution
Religion is not the root of all evil, for no one thing is the root of all anything.
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Evil Religion Root

My objection to supernatural beliefs is precisely that they miserably fail to do justice to the sublime grandeur of the real world. They represent a narrowing-down from reality, an impoverishment of what the real world has to offer.

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My objection to supernatural beliefs is precisely that they miserably fail to do justice to the sublime grandeur of the real world. They represent a narrowing-down from reality, an impoverishment of what the real world has to offer.

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