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Something pretty mysterious had to give rise to the origin of the universe.
Richard Dawkins
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Richard Dawkins
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: March 26
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Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time.
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We, alone on earth, can rebel against the tyranny of the selfish replicators.
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The feature of living matter that most demands explanation is that it is almost unimaginably complicated in directions that convey a powerful illusion of deliberate design.
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Words are our servants, not our masters. For different purposes, we find it convenient to use words in different senses.
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