Awe Quote by Douglas Adams

I think Darwinism as a theory explaining evolution within species is incredibly brilliant - just unbelievably, incredibly brilliant.

— Ben Stein

“The theory of evolution also had a very great effect in alienating science from religion and creating a world in which one could go…

— Seyyed Hossein Nasr

My personal feeling is that understanding evolution led me to atheism.

— Richard Dawkins

It is extraordinary the extent to which Darwin's insights not only changed his contemporaries' view of the world but also continue to be a…

— James D. Watson

I'll admit that the discovery of evolution is humbling, but it is also empowering. It transforms our relationship to the life around us. Instead…

— Bill Nye

“When evolution is turned into an All-encompassing Theory explaining absolutely everything we believe, feel, and do as the product of natural selection, then we…

— Timothy J. Keller

Darwin gives courage to the rest of science that we shall end up understanding literally everything, springing from almost nothing - a thought extremely…

— Richard Dawkins

Suddenly it was clear to me that all the beautiful complexity of life had simplicity at its core.

— Eric Lander

Another curious aspect of the theory of evolution is that everybody thinks he understands it. I mean philosophers, social scientists, and so on. While…

— Jacques Monod

“Evolution is a part of nature. The world has strayed away from God, and now interprets its conception for the benefit of blissful ignorance.”

— Lionel Suggs

“In its complexity and sensuality, nature invites exploration, direct contact, and experience. But it also inspires a sense of awe, a glimpse of what…

— Kim John Payne

Awe is an intuition for the dignity of all things, a realization that things not only are what they are but also stand, however…

— Abraham Joshua Heschel