English - Scientist | March 26, 1941 -
Just as I wouldn't expect a gynecologist to have a debate with somebody who believes in the Stork-theory of reproduction, I won't do debates with Young Earth creationists.
Richard Dawkins
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As Darwin himself was at pains to point out, natural selection is all about differential survival within species, not between them.
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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 a colony of bacteria.
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Beauty arises out of human inspiration.
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Once a viral program gets started, there is nothing to stop it.
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The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference.
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My thoughts, my beliefs, my feelings are all in my brain. My brain is going to rot.
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The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale.
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All the great religions have a place for awe, for ecstatic transport at the wonder and beauty of creation.
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I do sometimes accuse people of ignorance, but that is not intended to be an insult. I'm ignorant of lots of things. Ignorance is something that can be remedied by education.
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Personally, I rather look forward to a computer program winning the world chess championship. Humanity needs a lesson in humility.
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We should not live by Darwinian principles. But Darwin explains how we got here.
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