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Richard Dawkins Quotes

Richard Dawkins quotes

English Scientist, Writer March 26, 1941

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The chances of each of us coming into existence are infinitesimally small, and even though we shall all die some day, we should count ourselves fantastically lucky to get our decades in the sun. Richard Dawkins
The assignment of purpose to everything is called teleology. Children are native teleologists, and many never grow out of it. Richard Dawkins
My objection to supernatural beliefs is precisely that they miserably fail to do justice to the sublime grandeur of the real world. They represent a narrowing-down from reality, an impoverishment of what the real world has to offer. Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins quote: "Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are..."
Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are all born selfish. Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins quote: "Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are..."
Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish. Richard Dawkins
Show me a cultural relativist at 30,000 feet and I'll show you a hypocrite ... If you are flying to an international congress of anthropologists or literary critics, the reason you will probably get there - the reason you don't plummet into a ploughed field - is that a lot of Western scientifically trained engineers have got their sum right. Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins quote: "A delusion is something that people believe in despite a total..."
A delusion is something that people believe in despite a total lack of evidence. Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins quote: "I don't know what to think about magic and fairy tales."
I don't know what to think about magic and fairy tales. Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins quote: "The enlightenment is under threat. So is reason. So is truth...."
The enlightenment is under threat. So is reason. So is truth. So is science, especially in the schools of America. Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins quote: "American political opportunities are loaded against those who..."
American political opportunities are loaded against those who are simultaneously intelligent and honest. Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins quote: "Chance" is just a word expressing ignorance"
Chance" is just a word expressing ignorance Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins quote: "At least the fundamentalists haven't tried to dilute their..."
At least the fundamentalists haven't tried to dilute their message. Their faith is exposed for what it is for all to see. Richard Dawkins
We are survival machines-robot vehicles blindly programmer to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes. This is a truth which still fills me with astonishment. Though I have known it for years, I never seem to get fully used to it. Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins quote: "Any altruistic system is inherently unstable, because it is..."
Any altruistic system is inherently unstable, because it is open to abuse by selfish individuals, ready to exploit it. Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins quote: "It often turns out on closer inspection that acts of apparent..."
It often turns out on closer inspection that acts of apparent altruism are really selfishness in disguise. Richard Dawkins

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