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 chancecomecount Change image and share on social
What is illiberal is not persuasion but imposition of one's views. Richard Dawkins illiberalimpositionpersuasion Change image and share on social
The reason we personify things like cars and computers is that just as monkeys live in an arboreal world and moles live in an underground world and water striders live in a surface tension-dominated flatland, we live in a social world. Richard Dawkins arborealcarcomputer share on social
I did a film that's on YouTube of me reading hate mail with a woman playing the cello in the background. Richard Dawkins backgroundcellofilm Change image and share on social
If Bush and Blair are eventually put on trial for war crimes, I shall not be among those pressing for them to be hanged. Richard Dawkins blairbushcrime Change image and share on social
The very idea that we get a moral compass from religion is horrible. Not only should we not get our moral compass from religion, as a matter of fact we don't. Richard Dawkins compassfacthorrible Change image and share on social
It is immoral to brand children with religion. 'This is a Catholic child.' 'That is a Muslim child.' I want everyone to flinch when they hear such a phrase, just as they would if they heard, 'That is a Marxist child.' Richard Dawkins brandcatholicchild share on social
Personally, I rather look forward to a computer program winning the world chess championship. Humanity needs a lesson in humility. Richard Dawkins championshipchesscomputer Change image and share on social
A delusion is something that people believe in despite a total lack of evidence. Richard Dawkins delusionevidencelack Change image and share on social
Religion is capable of driving people to such dangerous folly that faith seems to me to qualify as a kind of mental illness. Richard Dawkins capabledangerousdrive Change image and share on social
