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Richard Dawkins Quotes

Of course, we would love to know more about the exact moment of Big Bang, but interposing an outside intelligence does nothing to add to that knowledge, as we still know nothing about the creation of that intelligence Picture Quote #1

St. Augustine explicitly warns against a very narrow perspective that will put our faith at risk of looking ridiculous. If you step back from that one narrow interpretation, what the Bible describes is very consistent with the Big Bang Picture Quote #1

There is great variation in brain power all the way from Einstien on one hand to Sarah Palin on the other Picture Quote #1

The very large brain that humans have, plus the things that go along with it - language, art, science - seemed to have evolved only once. The eye, by contrast, independently evolved 40 times. So, if you were to ‘replay’ evolution, the eye would almost certainly appear again, whereas the big brain probably wouldn’t Picture Quote #1

In Britain, you don’t usually learn about evolution until you are about 15. I should have thought that you should start at about 8. But I could be wrong about that Picture Quote #1

It’s a difficult business, finding out what’s true about the world, the universe Picture Quote #1

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Francis [Collins] keeps saying things like From the perspective of a believer. Once you buy into the position of faith, then suddenly you find yourself losing all of your natural skepticism and your scientific - really scientific - credibility. I’m sorry to be so blunt Picture Quote #1

We have seen that living things are too improbable and too beautifully ‘designed’ to have come into existence by chance Picture Quote #1

I think we don’t do a service to dialogue between science and faith to characterize sincere people by calling them names. That inspires an even more dug-in position Picture Quote #1

God’s existence is either true or not. But calling it a scientific question implies that the tools of science can provide the answer Picture Quote #1

You can’t understand European history at all other than through religion, or English literature either if you can’t recognise biblical allusions Picture Quote #1

I didn’t know children were expected to have literary heroes, but I certainly had one, and I even identified with him at one time: Doctor Dolittle, whom I now half identify with the Charles Darwin of Beagle days Picture Quote #1

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Even if you believe a creator God invented the laws of physics, would you so insult him as to suggest that he might capriciously and arbitrarily violate them in order to walk on water, or turn water into wine as a cheap party trick at a wedding? Picture Quote #1

It can be consoling to think your children are in heaven. You have got to understand that that doesn’t make it true. Many people cannot understand that distinction Picture Quote #1

Many people want to send their children to faith schools because they get good exam results, but they’re not foolish enough to believe that it’s because of faith that they get good exam results Picture Quote #1

I do think imagination is enormously valuable, and that children should be encouraged in their imagination. That’s very true Picture Quote #1

Coming out as an atheist can cost an academic his or her job in some parts of America, and many choose to keep quiet about their atheism Picture Quote #1

I think the written word is probably the best medium of communication because you have time to reflect, you have time to choose your words, to get your sentences exactly right. Whereas when you’re being interviewed, say, you have to talk on the fly, you have to improvise, you can change sentences around, and they’re not exactly right Picture Quote #1

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I’m a cultural Christian in the same way many of my friends call themselves cultural Jews or cultural Muslims Picture Quote #1

There are people who try to get atheists to form a sort of atheist church and have atheist community singsongs and things. I don’t see the need for that, but if people want to do it, why shouldn’t they? Picture Quote #1

The argument from improbability, properly deployed, comes close to proving that God does not exist Picture Quote #1

After sleeping through a hundred million centuries, we have finally opened our eyes on a sumptuous planet, sparkling with color, bountiful with life Picture Quote #1

In the case of Stalinism, people actually distorted science because it was for the good of the Communist Party Picture Quote #1

Biology is the study of complicated things that have the appearance of having been designed with a purpose Picture Quote #1

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I’m fascinated by the idea that genetics is digital. A gene is a long sequence of coded letters, like computer information. Modern biology is becoming very much a branch of information technology Picture Quote #1

Writing a computer virus program is child’s play. Any fool can do it, which is why the silly little twerps who do have nothing to be proud of Picture Quote #1

Like computer viruses, successful mind viruses will tend to be hard for their victims to detect. If you are the victim of one, the chances are that you won’t know it, and may even vigorously deny it Picture Quote #1

A triumph of consciousness-raising has been the homosexual hijacking of the word ‘gay.’ Picture Quote #1

The whole idea of creating saints, it’s pure ‘Monty Python.’ They have to clock up two miracles Picture Quote #1

Far from being demeaning to human spiritual values, scientific rationalism is the crowning glory of the human spirit Picture Quote #1

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Of course, we would love to know more about the exact moment of Big Bang, but interposing an outside intelligence does nothing to add to that knowledge, as we still know nothing about the creation of that intelligence. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) St. Augustine explicitly warns against a very narrow perspective that will put our faith at risk of looking ridiculous. If you step back from that one narrow interpretation, what the Bible describes is very consistent with the Big Bang. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) There is great variation in brain power all the way from Einstien on one hand to Sarah Palin on the other. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) The very large brain that humans have, plus the things that go along with it - language, art, science - seemed to have evolved only once. The eye, by contrast, independently evolved 40 times. So, if you were to ‘replay’ evolution, the eye would almost certainly appear again, whereas the big brain probably wouldn’t. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) In Britain, you don’t usually learn about evolution until you are about 15. I should have thought that you should start at about 8. But I could be wrong about that. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) It’s a difficult business, finding out what’s true about the world, the universe (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Francis [Collins] keeps saying things like From the perspective of a believer. Once you buy into the position of faith, then suddenly you find yourself losing all of your natural skepticism and your scientific - really scientific - credibility. I’m sorry to be so blunt. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) We have seen that living things are too improbable and too beautifully ‘designed’ to have come into existence by chance. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I think we don’t do a service to dialogue between science and faith to characterize sincere people by calling them names. That inspires an even more dug-in position. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) God’s existence is either true or not. But calling it a scientific question implies that the tools of science can provide the answer. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) You can’t understand European history at all other than through religion, or English literature either if you can’t recognise biblical allusions. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I didn’t know children were expected to have literary heroes, but I certainly had one, and I even identified with him at one time: Doctor Dolittle, whom I now half identify with the Charles Darwin of Beagle days. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Even if you believe a creator God invented the laws of physics, would you so insult him as to suggest that he might capriciously and arbitrarily violate them in order to walk on water, or turn water into wine as a cheap party trick at a wedding? (Richard Dawkins Quotes) It can be consoling to think your children are in heaven. You have got to understand that that doesn’t make it true. Many people cannot understand that distinction. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Many people want to send their children to faith schools because they get good exam results, but they’re not foolish enough to believe that it’s because of faith that they get good exam results. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I do think imagination is enormously valuable, and that children should be encouraged in their imagination. That’s very true. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Coming out as an atheist can cost an academic his or her job in some parts of America, and many choose to keep quiet about their atheism. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I think the written word is probably the best medium of communication because you have time to reflect, you have time to choose your words, to get your sentences exactly right. Whereas when you’re being interviewed, say, you have to talk on the fly, you have to improvise, you can change sentences around, and they’re not exactly right. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I’m a cultural Christian in the same way many of my friends call themselves cultural Jews or cultural Muslims. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) There are people who try to get atheists to form a sort of atheist church and have atheist community singsongs and things. I don’t see the need for that, but if people want to do it, why shouldn’t they? (Richard Dawkins Quotes) The argument from improbability, properly deployed, comes close to proving that God does not exist (Richard Dawkins Quotes) After sleeping through a hundred million centuries, we have finally opened our eyes on a sumptuous planet, sparkling with color, bountiful with life. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) In the case of Stalinism, people actually distorted science because it was for the good of the Communist Party. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Biology is the study of complicated things that have the appearance of having been designed with a purpose. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) I’m fascinated by the idea that genetics is digital. A gene is a long sequence of coded letters, like computer information. Modern biology is becoming very much a branch of information technology. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Writing a computer virus program is child’s play. Any fool can do it, which is why the silly little twerps who do have nothing to be proud of. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Like computer viruses, successful mind viruses will tend to be hard for their victims to detect. If you are the victim of one, the chances are that you won’t know it, and may even vigorously deny it. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) A triumph of consciousness-raising has been the homosexual hijacking of the word ‘gay.’ (Richard Dawkins Quotes) The whole idea of creating saints, it’s pure ‘Monty Python.’ They have to clock up two miracles. (Richard Dawkins Quotes) Far from being demeaning to human spiritual values, scientific rationalism is the crowning glory of the human spirit. (Richard Dawkins Quotes)

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