If your plane is being hijacked by an armed man who, though prepared to take risks, presumably wants to go on living, there is room for bargaining. Richard Dawkins armbargainhijack Change image and share on social
I am very conscious that you can't condemn people of an earlier era by the standards of ours. Richard Dawkins condemnconsciousearly Change image and share on social
A constellation is not an entity at all, not the kind of thing that Uranus, or anything else, can sensibly be said to 'move into.' Richard Dawkins constellationentitykind Change image and share on social
The feminists taught us about consciousness-raising. Richard Dawkins consciousnessfeministraise Change image and share on social
My decision to be a scientist was a bit of a drift really, more or less by default. Richard Dawkins bitedecisiondefault Change image and share on social
I've always been very suspicious of the left-right dimension in politics. Richard Dawkins dimensionhaveleave Change image and share on social
We frequently look into the future of mankind and see dangers. We see if we carry on doing what we are doing in 20 years' time there will be no rainforests left, just to use one example. Looking into the future may be one of the reasons that brains evolved in the first place. Richard Dawkins braincarrydanger share on social
Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence. Faith is belief in spite of, even perhaps because of, the lack of evidence. Richard Dawkins beliefcopevade Change image and share on social
The idea of an afterlife where you can be reunited with loved ones can be immensely consoling - though not to me. Richard Dawkins afterlifeconsoleidea Change image and share on social
Of course in science there are things that are open to doubt and things need to be discussed. But among the things that science does know, evolution is about as certain as anything we know. Richard Dawkins discussdoubtevolution Change image and share on social
