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I suppose if you look back to your early childhood you accept everything people tell you, and that includes a heavy dose of irrationality - you're told about tooth fairies and Father Christmas and things.
Richard Dawkins
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Richard Dawkins
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: March 26
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