We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further. Richard Dawkins atheistbelievegod Change image and share on social
To put it bluntly, American political opportunities are heavily loaded against those who are simultaneously intelligent and honest. Richard Dawkins americanbluntlyheavily Change image and share on social
I'm fascinated by the idea that genetics is digital. A gene is a long sequence of coded letters, like computer information. Modern biology is becoming very much a branch of information technology. Richard Dawkins biologybranchcode Change image and share on social
My interest in biology was pretty much always on the philosophical side. Richard Dawkins biologyinterestphilosophical Change image and share on social
The very idea of supernatural magic - including miracles - is incoherent, devoid of sensible meaning. Richard Dawkins devoidideainclude Change image and share on social
George Bush is a catastrophe for the world. And a dream for Bin Laden. Richard Dawkins binbushcatastrophe Change image and share on social
A universe with a God would look quite different from a universe without one. A physics, a biology where there is a God is bound to look different. So the most basic claims of religion are scientific. Religion is a scientific theory. Richard Dawkins basicbindbiology share on social
But perhaps the rest of us could have separate classes in science appreciation, the wonder of science, scientific ways of thinking, and the history of scientific ideas, rather than laboratory experience. Richard Dawkins appreciationclassexperience share on social
There is no refutation of Darwinian evolution in existence. If a refutation ever were to come about, it would come from a scientist, and not an idiot. Richard Dawkins darwinianevolutionexistence 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
