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Richard Dawkins Quotes

English - Scientist | March 26, 1941 -

People believe the only alternative to randomness is intelligent design.

Richard Dawkins

People Believe Design Intelligent

The supernatural is ubiquitous in children's entertainment, from Grimm and Hans Andersen to Disney and 'Harry Potter.'

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Children Entertainment Harry Potter

There's branches of science which I don't understand; for example, physics. It could be said, I suppose, that I have faith that physicists understand it better than I do.

Richard Dawkins

Faith Science Better Physics Said

Teachers who help to open young minds perform a duty which is as near sacred as I will admit.

Richard Dawkins

Help Admit Young Teachers Duty Will

We have a huge amount of DNA in common with jellyfish.

Richard Dawkins

DNA Common Huge Amount Huge Amount

What's wrong with being elitist if you are trying to encourage people to join the elite rather than being exclusive?

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People Trying You Wrong Elite Being

Christopher Hitchens was a great warrior, a magnificent orator, a pugilist and a gentleman. He was kind, but he took no prisoners when arguing with idiots.

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Great Gentleman Warrior Kind Idiots

In the case of Stalinism, people actually distorted science because it was for the good of the Communist Party.

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Good Science People Party Communist

Evil is a miscellaneous collection of nasty things that nasty people do.

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People Evil Things Nasty Collection

The obvious objections to the execution of Saddam Hussein are valid and well aired. His death will provoke violent strife between Sunni and Shia Muslims, and between Iraqis in general and the American occupation forces.

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Death American Execution Will Well

Presumably what happened to Jesus was what happens to all of us when we die. We decompose. Accounts of Jesus's resurrection and ascension are about as well-documented as Jack and the Beanstalk.

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Die Resurrection Us Happens Happened

In the original introduction to the word meme in the last chapter of 'The Selfish Gene,' I did actually use the metaphor of a 'virus.' So when anybody talks about something going viral on the Internet, that is exactly what a meme is, and it looks as though the word has been appropriated for a subset of that.

Richard Dawkins

Selfish Internet Looks Chapter Meme

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