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Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins
English Scientist
Born: Mar 26, 1941
About People Religion Science Think You
Related authors: Ashley Montagu Charles Darwin Edward Jenner Erasmus Darwin Jacob Bronowski Jane Goodall Matthew Walker Thomas Huxley
Public sharing is an important part of science. Richard Dawkins
Science Important Part Sharing Important Part Public
I've always been very suspicious of the left-right dimension in politics. Richard Dawkins
Politics Dimension Always Been Very Suspicious
Even if 'going retrograde' or 'moving into Aquarius' were real phenomena, something that planets actually do, what influence could they possibly have on human events? A planet is so far away that its gravitational pull on a new-born baby would be swamped by the gravitational pull of the doctor's paunch. Richard Dawkins
Doctor Events Baby Possibly Would Would-Be Something Could Retrograde Real Were Going Human Influence New-Born Swamped Moving Far Far Away Planet Planets Even Away Actually Gravitational Phenomena Pull
I don't feel depressed. I feel elated. Richard Dawkins
I Feel Feel Elated Depressed
Metaphors are fine if they aid understanding, but sometimes they get in the way. Richard Dawkins
Sometimes Understanding Aid Way Fine Metaphors Get
The usefulness of science is sometimes exaggerated. You'd never talk about music being useful or art being useful. Richard Dawkins
Music Art You Science Sometimes Exaggerated About Never Talk Being Useful Usefulness
I have begun several projects which were never completed, not necessarily because they failed, but because I got interested in other things. Richard Dawkins
Other Completed Projects Several Never Failed Because Got Were Begun Which Interested Things Necessarily
All the great religions have a place for awe, for ecstatic transport at the wonder and beauty of creation. Richard Dawkins
Great Beauty Creation Religions Ecstatic Wonder Place Transport Awe
George Bush is a catastrophe for the world. And a dream for Bin Laden. Richard Dawkins
World Dream Catastrophe George George Bush Bush Bin
If ever there was a slamming of the door in the face of constructive investigation, it is the word miracle. To a medieval peasant, a radio would have seemed like a miracle. Richard Dawkins
Word Face Would Miracle Seemed Constructive Investigation Like Door Radio Slamming Ever Peasant Medieval
It would be intolerant if I advocated the banning of religion, but of course I never have. Richard Dawkins
Religion Intolerant Would Would-Be Never Course Banning
At the deepest level, all living things that have ever been looked at have the same DNA code. And many of the same genes. Richard Dawkins
Living DNA Genes Looked Been Same Many Code Ever Deepest Level Things
If you think about it, 534 members of the U.S. Congress cannot all be religious. That's just statistical nonsense. Many of them are quite well-educated. Richard Dawkins
You Congress Think Statistical Members Religious About Well-Educated Nonsense Quite Just Cannot Them Many
I don't actually think 'The Selfish Gene' is a very good title. I think that's one of my worst titles. Richard Dawkins
Good Selfish Think I Think Worst Gene Very Title Titles Actually
The very large brain that humans have, plus the things that go along with it - language, art, science - seemed to have evolved only once. The eye, by contrast, independently evolved 40 times. So, if you were to 'replay' evolution, the eye would almost certainly appear again, whereas the big brain probably wouldn't. Richard Dawkins
Art You Science Language Big Once Evolution Eye Evolved Independently Would Plus Seemed Only Almost Along Go Were Brain Very Replay Times Contrast Whereas Again Certainly Large Appear Things Humans
We should not live by Darwinian principles. But Darwin explains how we got here. Richard Dawkins
Live Darwin Darwinian Principles Got How Explains Should Here
What's going to happen when I die? I may be buried, or I may be cremated, I may give my body to science. I haven't decided yet. Richard Dawkins
Science Give Die Going May Buried Happen Decided Body Cremated
As Darwin himself was at pains to point out, natural selection is all about differential survival within species, not between them. Richard Dawkins
Survival Natural Out About Darwin Point Selection Between Himself Within Them Natural Selection Pains Species Differential
I'm fond of science fiction. But not all science fiction. I like science fiction where there's a scientific lesson, for example - when the science fiction book changes one thing but leaves the rest of science intact and explores the consequences of that. That's actually very valuable. Richard Dawkins
Science Book Valuable Rest Example Lesson Consequences Changes One Thing Fond Like For Example Science Fiction Scientific Leaves Intact Very Where Fiction Actually Thing
For me, the level at which natural selection causes the phenomenon of adaptation is the level of the replicator - the gene. Richard Dawkins
Me Natural Gene Selection Causes Which Natural Selection Level Phenomenon Adaptation
Although many of us fear death, I think there is something illogical about it. Richard Dawkins
Death Fear Think I Think About Something Although Us Many Illogical
I have often said that I am a passionate Darwinian when it comes to explaining why we exist. Richard Dawkins
I Am Darwinian Said Am Passionate Exist Often Explaining Why
I'm pretty sure there is some genetic component towards intelligence. Richard Dawkins
Intelligence Component Some Pretty Towards Genetic Sure
I did a film that's on YouTube of me reading hate mail with a woman playing the cello in the background. Richard Dawkins
Me Woman Hate Reading YouTube Background Mail Did Cello Film Playing
All the fossils that we have ever found have always been found in the appropriate place in the time sequence. There are no fossils in the wrong place. Richard Dawkins
Time Appropriate Wrong Wrong Place Always Been Place Sequence Fossils Found Ever
I love romantic poetry. Richard Dawkins
Love I Love Poetry Romantic
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