Coming out as an atheist can cost an academic his or her job in some parts of America, and many choose to keep quiet about their atheism. Richard Dawkins academicamericaatheism Change image and share on social
If you think about it, 534 members of the U.S. Congress cannot all be religious. That's just statistical nonsense. Many of them are quite well-educated. Richard Dawkins congresseducatemember Change image and share on social
What's wrong with being elitist if you are trying to encourage people to join the elite rather than being exclusive? Richard Dawkins eliteelitistencourage Change image and share on social
Scientists disagree among themselves but they never fight over their disagreements. They argue about evidence or go out and seek new evidence. Much the same is true of philosophers, historians and literary critics. Richard Dawkins arguecriticdisagree share on social
There are quite a lot of YouTube clips of me that have gone viral. One that I think of is of a young woman at a lecture I was giving - she came from Liberty University, which is a ludicrous religious institution. She said, 'What if you are wrong?' and I answered that rather briefly, and that's gone viral. Richard Dawkins answerbrieflyclip share on social
Do you advocate the Ten Commandments as a guide to the good life? Then I can only presume that you don't know the Ten Commandments. Richard Dawkins advocatecommandmentgood Change image and share on social
Public sharing is an important part of science. Richard Dawkins importantpartpublic Change image and share on social
I would like people to appreciate science in the same way they appreciate the arts. Richard Dawkins artpeoplescience Change image and share on social
I was confirmed at my prep school at the age of 13. Richard Dawkins ageconfirmprep Change image and share on social
Complex, statistically improbable things are by their nature more difficult to explain than simple, statistically probable things. Richard Dawkins complexdifficultexplain Change image and share on social