Richard Dawkins Quotes & Sayings (Page 9)

“The enlightenment is under threat. So is reason. So is truth. So is science, especially in the schools of America.”

“A universe with a God would look quite different from a universe without one. A physics, a biology where there is a God is bound to look different. So the most basic claims of religion are scientific. Religion is a scientific theory.”

“The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference.”

“I once wrote that anybody who believes the world is only 6,000 years old is either ignorant, stupid, insane or wicked.”

“I am one of those scientists who feels that it is no longer enough just to get on and do science. We have to devote a significant proportion of our time and resources to defending it from deliberate attack from organised ignorance.”

“The universe doesn't owe us condolence or consolation; it doesn't owe us a nice warm feeling inside.”

“The idea of an afterlife where you can be reunited with loved ones can be immensely consoling - though not to me.”

“At least the fundamentalists haven't tried to dilute their message. Their faith is exposed for what it is for all to see.”

“We are a very, very unusual species.”

“I am very comfortable with the idea that we can override biology with free will.”