Perhaps consciousness arises when the brain’s simulation of the world becomes so complex that it must include a model of itself.
RICHARD DAWKINSDo not indoctrinate your children. Teach them how to think for themselves, how to evaluate evidence, and how to disagree with you.
More Richard Dawkins Quotes
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The important thing to remember about mathematics is not to be frightened.
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If there is a human moral to be drawn, it is that we must teach our children altruism, for we cannot expect it to be part of their biological nature.
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Let’s be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out.
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Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are all born selfish.
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The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference.
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American political opportunities are loaded against those who are simultaneously intelligent and honest.
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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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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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It often turns out on closer inspection that acts of apparent altruism are really selfishness in disguise.
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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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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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Chance is just a word expressing ignorance.
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Being an atheist frees you up to live this life properly, happily, and fully.
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In the beginning was simplicity.
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Even if not a single fossil has ever been found, the evidence from surviving animals would still overwhelmingly force the conclusion that Darwin was right.
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