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Quote by Richard Dawkins

“Myths are fun, as long as you don't confuse them with the truth.”

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Richard Dawkins is a British ethologist, writer, and thinker, known for his contributions to evolutionary theory, particularly in the field of modern synthesis. He is widely recognized for his best-selling book 'The Selfish Gene', which explains the central role of genes in biological evolution. Dawkins has made significant impacts in the field of science communication and has sparked widespread discussions about human behavior and morality. more

“If it's really true, that the museum at Liberty University has dinosaur fossils which are labelled as being 3000 years old, then that is an educational disgrace. It is debauching the whole idea of a university, and I would strongly encourage any members of Liberty University who may be here to leave and go to a proper university.”

Ifs Years May Ideas Whole Liberty Members University Educational Museums Fossils Disgrace Dinosaurs Really True

Author:Richard Dawkins

“What I can't understand is why you can't see the extraordinary beauty of the idea that life started from nothing - that is such a staggering, elegant, beautiful thing, why would you want to clutter it up with something so messy as a God?”

Want I Can Ideas Beautiful Extraordinary Beautiful Things Elegant Messy Clutter Staggering Extraordinary Beauty

Author:Richard Dawkins

“I can't be sure God does not exist. On a scale of seven, where one means I know he exists, and seven I know he doesn't, I call myself a six. That doesn't mean I'm absolutely confident, that I absolutely know, because I don't.”

Knows Mean Doe I Can Six Seven Scales

Author:Richard Dawkins

“I'm sure Obama is an atheist, I'm sure Kennedy was an atheist, but I doubt if Pope Frank is.”

Ifs Doubt Atheist Frank Pope

Author:Richard Dawkins