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Richard Dawkins, born March 26, 1941, is an eminent evolutionary biologist and author. He is best known for his book "The Selfish Gene" (1976), which popularized the gene-centered view of evolution. Another significant work, "The Extended Phenotype" (1982), further elaborated on the influence genes have beyond the organism's body. more Richard Dawkins, born March 26, 1941, is an eminent evolutionary biologist and author. He is best known for his book "The Selfish Gene" (1976), which popularized the gene-centered view of evolution. Another significant work, "The Extended Phenotype" (1982), further elaborated on the influence genes have beyond the organism's body. In 2006, Dawkins published "The God Delusion," a critical examination of religion that became a bestseller and sparked worldwide debate. Dawkins served as the University of Oxford's Professor for Public Understanding of Science from 1995 to 2008. In 1997, he was awarded the Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest. His contributions to both evolutionary biology and public discourse on science distinguish him as a leading figure in contemporary scientific thought. less

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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 pitiless indifference"
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"Isn't it sad to go to your grave without ever wondering why you were born? Who, with such a thought, would not spring from bed eager to resume discovering the world and rejoicing to be part of it?"
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"Let children learn about different faiths, let them notice their incompatibility and let them draw their own conclusions about the consequences of that incompatibility"
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"Ignorance is no crime and that young people should not be blamed for their ignorance, but somehow we should get around to doing something about it"
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"I'm against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world"
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"The fact that life evolved out of nearly nothing, some 10 billion years after the universe evolved out of literally nothing, is a fact so staggering that I would be mad to attempt words to do it justice"
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"There is something infantile in the presumption that somebody else has a responsibility to give your life meaning and point"
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"Evolution is not a force but a process. Not a cause but a law"
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"Biology is the study of complicated things that have the appearance of having been designed with a purpose"
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"Faith is belief without evidence and reason; coincidentally that's also the definition of delusion"
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"For good people to do evil things, it takes religion"
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"Science is interesting, and if you don't agree you can fuck off."
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"I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world."
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"The chances of finding out what is actually going on in the universe are so remote, the only thing to do is hang a sense of humor on it and hope for the best."
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"By all means let's be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out."
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