I do understand people when they say that you destroy the magic of childhood if you encourage too much skeptical questioning. Richard Dawkins childhooddestroyencourage Change image and share on social
I don't actually think 'The Selfish Gene' is a very good title. I think that's one of my worst titles. Richard Dawkins badgenegood Change image and share on social
Disagreements between incompatible beliefs cannot be settled by reasoned argument because reasoned argument is drummed out of those trained in religion from the cradle. Richard Dawkins argumentbeliefcradle Change image and share on social
If children understand that beliefs should be substantiated with evidence, as opposed to tradition, authority, revelation or faith, they will automatically work out for themselves that they are atheists. Richard Dawkins atheistauthorityautomatically share on social
We have to find our own purposes in life, which are not derived directly from our scientific history. Richard Dawkins derivedirectlyfind Change image and share on social
We should not live by Darwinian principles. But Darwin explains how we got here. Richard Dawkins darwindarwinianexplain Change image and share on social
The world is well supplied with spiders whose male ancestors died after mating. The world is bereft of spiders whose would-be ancestors never mated in the first place. Richard Dawkins ancestorbereavedie Change image and share on social
What Darwinian theory shows us is that all human races are extremely close to each other. None of them is in any sense ancestral to any other; none of them is more primitive than any other. We are all modern races of exactly equal status, evolutionarily speaking. Richard Dawkins ancestralclosedarwinian share on social
It is a lamentable observation that because of the way our laws are skewed toward the plaintiff, London has become the libel capital of the world. Richard Dawkins capitallamentablelaw Change image and share on social
In the 1920s and 1930s, scientists from both the political left and right would not have found the idea of designer babies particularly dangerous - though, of course, they would not have used that phrase. Richard Dawkins 1920s1930sbaby share on social
