"Even if there were no actual evidence in……" — Richard Dawkins
"Even if there were no actual evidence in favor of the Darwinian theory, we should still be justified in preferring it over all rival theories."
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530 Quotes by Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins has 530 quotes on this site.
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Natural selection is the blind watchmaker, blind because it does not see ahead, does not plan consequences, has no purpose…
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It is a remarkable coincidence that almost everyone has the same religion as their parents and it always just so…
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I believe that an orderly universe, one indifferent to human preoccupations, in which everything has an explanation even if we…
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Certainly I see the scientific view of the world as incompatible with religion, but that is not what is interesting…
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Scientific beliefs are supported by evidence, and they get results. Myths and faiths are not and do not.
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If circumcision has any justification AT ALL, it should be medical only. Parents' religion is the worst of all reasons…
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I've been reading an Alabama newspaper that one man shot another man because he beat him in a Bible-quoting competition.
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Science, as opposed to technology, does violence to common sense.
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Do you advocate the Ten Commandments as a guide to the good life? Then I can only presume that you…
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Evolution is as much a fact as the heat of the sun.
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Isn't it a remarkable coincidence almost everyone has the same religion as their parents ? And it always just happens…
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'Take offense at the drop of a hat' is the unwritten eleventh commandment.
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Fishing is boring, unless you catch an actual fish, and then it is disgusting.
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I do love to eavesdrop. It's inspirational, not only for subject matter but for actual dialogue, the way people talk.
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It is evident that skepticism, while it makes no actual change in man, always makes him feel better.
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