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The moral law is a reason to think of God as plausible - not just a God who sets the universe in motion but a God who cares about human beings, because we seem uniquely amongst creatures on the planet to have this far-developed sense of morality.

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Richard Dawkins
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: March 26
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