Evolution Quotes

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Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve. — Erich Fromm
Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly… — Bill Gates
In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose that apples might… — Stephen Jay Gould
Evolution is a process of constant branching and expansion. — Stephen Jay Gould
The proof of evolution lies in those adaptations that arise from improbable foundations. — Stephen Jay Gould
Evolution is what it is. The upper classes have always died out; it's one of the most charming things about them. — Germaine Greer
Believing in evolution is believing in the unproved, while believing in Christ is believing in the proven. — Edwin Louis Cole
Evolution is unobservable. It's based on blind faith in a few dry bones and on unreliable dating systems in which the gullible trust. Kids should… — Ray Comfort
Atheistic evolution isn't an intelligent belief, as atheists would have the black community believe. — Ray Comfort
Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous. — Confucius
I confess freely to you, I could never look long upon a monkey, without very mortifying reflections. — William Congreve
Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that… — Charles Darwin
In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed. — Charles Darwin
At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilized races of man will almost certainly exterminate, and replace the savage races… — Charles Darwin
Put simply, behavioural economics argues that human beings' decision-taking is guided by the evolutionary baggage which we bring with us to the present day. Evolution… — Evan Davis
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… — Richard Dawkins
Today the theory of evolution is about as much open to doubt as the theory that the earth goes round the sun. — Richard Dawkins
My personal feeling is that understanding evolution led me to atheism. — Richard Dawkins
Personally, I rather look forward to a computer program winning the world chess championship. Humanity needs a lesson in humility. — Richard Dawkins
For the first half of geological time our ancestors were bacteria. Most creatures still are bacteria, and each one of our trillions of cells is… — Richard Dawkins

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