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In the beginning was simplicity.

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
The theory of evolution by cumulative natural selection is the only theory we know of that is in principle capable of explaining the existence of organized complexity.
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Capable Evolution Existence Principle Selection Theory
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 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
It has become almost a cliché to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics.
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Acceptance Ignorance Literature Mathematics Science
Evolution is just a theory? Well, so is gravity and I don’t see you jumping out of buildings.
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Building Evolution Gravity Jump Theory
Don’t ask God to cure cancer and world poverty. He’s too busy finding you a parking space and fixing the weather for your barbecue.
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Busy Cancer Finding God Poverty Space
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
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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Animal Evidence Evolution Force Science Survival
The total amount of suffering per year in the natural world is beyond all decent contemplation.
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Amount Beyond Decent Natural Suffering World
Today the theory of evolution is about as much open to doubt as the theory that the earth goes round the sun.
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Doubt Earth Evolution Sun Theory
Let’s be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out.
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Brain Deep Drop Open Minded
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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God Religion Science Suppose Wonder
I don’t give a damn for anybody’s opinion, I only care about the facts. So I’m not an enthusiast for diversity of opinion where factual matters are concerned.
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Diversity Enthusiasm Fact Opinion Science
Be thankful that you have a life, and forsake your vain and presumptuous desire for a second one.
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Desire Forsake Life Thankful Vain
The book is true, and if evidence seems to condtradict it, it is the evidence that must be thrown out not the book.
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Book Contradict Evidence Throw True

In the beginning was simplicity.

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