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Richard Dawkins Quotes

If there is something that appears to lie beyond the natural world as it is now imperfectly understood, we hope to eventually understand it and embrace it within the natural. As ever when we unweave a rainbow, it will not become less wonderful Picture Quote #1

I am not absolutely positive there is no God. Only in the sense that I’m not absolutely positive there is no large china teapot in orbit in the solar system Picture Quote #1

Organizing atheists is a bit like herding cats; They are on the whole too intelligent and independent minded to lend themselves to being herded Picture Quote #1

By dislaiming the idea of a next life, we can take more excitement in this one! Picture Quote #1

Words are our servants, not our masters. For different purposes, we find it convenient to use words in different senses Picture Quote #1

Faith is powerful enough to immunize people against all appeals to pity, to forgiveness, to decent human feelings. It even immunizes them against fear, if they honestly believe that a martyr’s death will send them straight to heaven Picture Quote #1

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The idea of tiny changes cumulated over many steps is an immensely powerful idea, capable of explaining an enormous range of things that would be otherwise inexplicable Picture Quote #1

Commonsense lets us down, because commonsense evolved in a world where nothing moves very fast, and nothing is very small or very large; the mundane world of the familiar Picture Quote #1

I am at a loss to reconcile the expensive and glossy production values of this book with the breathtaking inanity of the content Picture Quote #1

To describe religions as mind viruses is sometimes interpreted as contemptuous or even hostile. It is both. I am often asked why I am so hostile to organized religion Picture Quote #1

Are science and religion converging? No. There are modern scientists whose words sound religious but whose beliefs, on close examination, turn out to be identical to those of other scientists who straightforwardly call themselves atheists Picture Quote #1

Blindness to suffering is an inherent consequence of natural selection. Nature is neither kind nor cruel but indifferent Picture Quote #1

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Science boosts its claim to truth by its spectacular ability to make matter and energy jump through hoops on command, and to predict what will happen and when Picture Quote #1

What you cannot have is a gene that sacrifices itself for the benefit of other genes. What you can have is a gene that makes organisms sacrifice themselves for other organisms under the influence of selfish genes Picture Quote #1

I think we certainly benefit from social institutions which encourage us towards moral behavior. It’s very important to have law. It’s very important to have a moral education Picture Quote #1

Religion is a powerful weapon that can be used because it persuades people to do things. And thus it can be used for good or ill. But it should not be a powerful weapon at all Picture Quote #1

We have this one life, let’s enjoy it, let’s live it to the full and don’t get so worked up about don’t identify yourself so passionately with this business called religion Picture Quote #1

I find that religion really does motivate people to do horrible things because they have this passionate faith in whatever their religion happens to be, and it teaches them that the other religion is the wrong one Picture Quote #1

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Isn’t it sad to go to your grave without ever wondering why you were born? Who, with such a thought, would not spring from bed, eager to resume discovering the world and rejoicing to be part of it? Picture Quote #1

The fact that life evolved out of nearly nothing, some 10 billion years after the universe evolved out of literally nothing, is a fact so staggering that I would be mad to attempt words to do it justice Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Today the theory of evolution is about as much open to doubt as the theory that the earth goes round the sun Picture Quote #1

We are survival machines – robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes. This is a truth which still fills me with astonishment Picture Quote #1

Scientific beliefs are supported by evidence, and they get results. Myths and faiths are not and do not Picture Quote #1

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If you want to do evil, science provides the most powerful weapons to do evil; but equally, if you want to do good, science puts into your hands the most powerful tools to do so Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to sound callous. I mean, even if I have nothing to offer, that doesn’t matter, because that still doesn’t mean that what anybody else has to offer therefore has to be true Picture Quote #1

Most of what we strive for in our modern life uses the apparatus of goal seeking that was originally set up to seek goals in the state of nature Picture Quote #1

The chances of each of us coming into existence are infinitesimally small, and even though we shall all die some day, we should count ourselves fantastically lucky to get our decades in the sun Picture Quote #1

I once wrote that anybody who believes the world is only 6,000 years old is either ignorant, stupid, insane or wicked Picture Quote #1

The universe doesn’t owe us condolence or consolation; it doesn’t owe us a nice warm feeling inside Picture Quote #1

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If there is something that appears to lie beyond the natural world as it is now imperfectly understood, we hope to eventually understand it and embrace it within the natural. As ever when we unweave a rainbow, it will not become less wonderful (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I am not absolutely positive there is no God. Only in the sense that I’m not absolutely positive there is no large china teapot in orbit in the solar system (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Organizing atheists is a bit like herding cats; They are on the whole too intelligent and independent minded to lend themselves to being herded (Richard Dawkins Quotes) By dislaiming the idea of a next life, we can take more excitement in this one! (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Words are our servants, not our masters. For different purposes, we find it convenient to use words in different senses (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Faith is powerful enough to immunize people against all appeals to pity, to forgiveness, to decent human feelings. It even immunizes them against fear, if they honestly believe that a martyr’s death will send them straight to heaven (Richard Dawkins Quotes) The idea of tiny changes cumulated over many steps is an immensely powerful idea, capable of explaining an enormous range of things that would be otherwise inexplicable (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Commonsense lets us down, because commonsense evolved in a world where nothing moves very fast, and nothing is very small or very large; the mundane world of the familiar (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I am at a loss to reconcile the expensive and glossy production values of this book with the breathtaking inanity of the content (Richard Dawkins Quotes) To describe religions as mind viruses is sometimes interpreted as contemptuous or even hostile. It is both. I am often asked why I am so hostile to organized religion (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Are science and religion converging? No. There are modern scientists whose words sound religious but whose beliefs, on close examination, turn out to be identical to those of other scientists who straightforwardly call themselves atheists (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Blindness to suffering is an inherent consequence of natural selection. Nature is neither kind nor cruel but indifferent (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Science boosts its claim to truth by its spectacular ability to make matter and energy jump through hoops on command, and to predict what will happen and when (Richard Dawkins Quotes) What you cannot have is a gene that sacrifices itself for the benefit of other genes. What you can have is a gene that makes organisms sacrifice themselves for other organisms under the influence of selfish genes (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I think we certainly benefit from social institutions which encourage us towards moral behavior. It’s very important to have law. It’s very important to have a moral education (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Religion is a powerful weapon that can be used because it persuades people to do things. And thus it can be used for good or ill. But it should not be a powerful weapon at all (Richard Dawkins Quotes) We have this one life, let’s enjoy it, let’s live it to the full and don’t get so worked up about don’t identify yourself so passionately with this business called religion (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I find that religion really does motivate people to do horrible things because they have this passionate faith in whatever their religion happens to be, and it teaches them that the other religion is the wrong one (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Isn’t it sad to go to your grave without ever wondering why you were born? Who, with such a thought, would not spring from bed, eager to resume discovering the world and rejoicing to be part of it? (Richard Dawkins Quotes) The fact that life evolved out of nearly nothing, some 10 billion years after the universe evolved out of literally nothing, is a fact so staggering that I would be mad to attempt words to do it justice (Richard Dawkins Quotes) 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 (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Today the theory of evolution is about as much open to doubt as the theory that the earth goes round the sun (Richard Dawkins Quotes) We are survival machines – robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes. This is a truth which still fills me with astonishment (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Scientific beliefs are supported by evidence, and they get results. Myths and faiths are not and do not (Richard Dawkins Quotes) If you want to do evil, science provides the most powerful weapons to do evil; but equally, if you want to do good, science puts into your hands the most powerful tools to do so (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I don’t want to sound callous. I mean, even if I have nothing to offer, that doesn’t matter, because that still doesn’t mean that what anybody else has to offer therefore has to be true (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Most of what we strive for in our modern life uses the apparatus of goal seeking that was originally set up to seek goals in the state of nature (Richard Dawkins Quotes) The chances of each of us coming into existence are infinitesimally small, and even though we shall all die some day, we should count ourselves fantastically lucky to get our decades in the sun (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I once wrote that anybody who believes the world is only 6,000 years old is either ignorant, stupid, insane or wicked (Richard Dawkins Quotes) The universe doesn’t owe us condolence or consolation; it doesn’t owe us a nice warm feeling inside (Richard Dawkins Quotes)

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