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Quotes by Richard Dawkins
- I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.
- I am one of those scientists who feels that it is no longer enough just to get on and do science. We have to devote a significant proportion of our time and resources to defending it from deliberate attack from organised ignorance.
- I love romantic poetry.
- I suppose if you look back to your early childhood you accept everything people tell you, and that includes a heavy dose of irrationality - you're told about tooth fairies and Father Christmas and things.
- I was confirmed at my prep school at the age of 13.
- I'm not one of those who wants to purge our society of our Christian history.
- If children understand that beliefs should be substantiated with evidence, as opposed to tradition, authority, revelation or faith, they will automatically work out for themselves that they are atheists.
- Intelligent life on a planet comes of age when it first works out the reason for its own existence.
- 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?
- It has become almost a cliche 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.
- It would be intolerant if I advocated the banning of religion, but of course I never have.
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