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“The biggest advantage to believing in God is you don't have to understand anything, no physics, no biology. I wanted to understand.”

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James D. Watson

James D. Watson is a renowned molecular biologist, best known for his discovery of the double helix structure of DNA with Francis Crick. His research has had a profound impact on molecular biology and genetics. more

“I think enormous harm is done by religion - not just in the name of religion, but actually by religion. ... Many people do simply awful things out of sincere religious belief, not using religion as a cover the way that Saddam Hussein may have done, but really because they believe that this is what God wants them to do, going all the way back to Abraham being willing to sacrifice Isaac because God told him to do that. Putting God ahead of humanity is a terrible thing.”

“[Science] is corrosive of religious belief, and it's a good thing too.”

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Author:Steven Weinberg

“There are no forces on this planet more dangerous to all of us than the fanaticisms of fundamentalism.”

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Book:Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meaning of Life

Source: Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meaning of Life

“True, you don't have to be religious to be crazy, but it helps. Indeed, if you are religious, you don't have to be crazy in the medically certifiable sense in order to do massively crazy things.”

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Author:Daniel Dennett

“If you're thinking of coming to America, this is what it's like: you've got your Comfort Inn, you've got your Best Western, and you've got your Red Lobster where you eat. Everybody's very fat, everybody's very stupid and everybody's very rude - it's not a holiday programme, it's the truth.”

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Author:Jeremy Clarkson

“The idea that God is a worthy recipient of our gratitude for the blessings of life but should not be held accountable for the disasters is a transparently disingenuous innovation of the theologians.”

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Author:Daniel Dennett

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