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Scientific beliefs are supported by evidence, and they get results. Myths and faiths are not and do not.
Richard Dawkins
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Richard Dawkins
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: March 26
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I remember at the age of six regaling my poor little sister with stories about the planets, and how far away they were and which ones might have life.
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I've always been antagonistic to any naïve application of the selfish gene theory to politics. Some people have attempted to suggest that it means we are selfish or we should be selfish.
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