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In the beginning was simplicity.

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Richard Dawkins
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: March 26
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Gould carried the art of bending over backward to positively supine lengths. Why shouldn't we comment on God, as scientists? ... A universe with a creative superintendent would be a very different kind of universe from one without. Why is that not a scientific matter?
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Religion is not the root of all evil, for no one thing is the root of all anything.
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I'm not one of those who wants to purge our society of our Christian history.
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The fact that somebody does good doesn't make their beliefs true.
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How thoughtful of God to arrange matters so that, wherever you happen to be born, the local religion always turns out to be the true one.
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Without gradualness...we are back to a miracle.
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Scientists can have their judgment clouded by their professional aspirations. And the pure truth of faith, which you can think of as this clear spiritual water, is poured into rusty vessels called human beings, and so sometimes the benevolent principles of faith can get distorted as positions are hardened.
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[Jay] Gould sets up an artificial wall between the two worldviews that doesn't exist in my life.
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I hate the neologism owned for scored a victory over. I have no intention of owning anyone, and nobody will ever own me.
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I've never heard of William Craig. A debate with him might look good on his resume, but it wouldn't look good on mine!
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