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- “We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.” ― Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion.
- “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.”
- “We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born. The potential people who could have been here in my place but who will in fact never see the light of day outnumber the sand grains of Arabia.
- “I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.” ― Richard Dawkins.
Discover Richard Dawkins famous and rare quotes. Share Richard Dawkins quotations about atheism, evolution and religion. "Faith is belief without evidence and reason; coincidentally..."
A collection of quotes by Richard Dawkins, a renowned evolutionary biologist and author. Explore his views on science, religion, faith, life, death, and more.
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- “We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.” ― Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion.
- “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.”
- “There is something infantile in the presumption that somebody else has a responsibility to give your life meaning and point… The truly adult view, by contrast, is that our life is as meaningful, as full and as wonderful as we choose to make it.”
- “More generally, as I shall repeat in Chapter 8, one of the truly bad effects of religion is that it teaches us that it is a virtue to be satisfied with not understanding.”
Find out what the famous evolutionary biologist and atheist Richard Dawkins has to say about religion, God, science, and life in this collection of quotes from his book The God Delusion. See his views on faith, morality, meaning, and more.
Browse and share quotes from The Selfish Gene, a book by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins that explores the concept of selfish genes and their role in evolution. See quotes on topics such as altruism, memes, religion, and consciousness.
20 of the best book quotes from The God Delusion. 01. “Why, I can’t help wondering, is God thought to need such ferocious defense? One might have supposed him amply capable of looking after himself.” Richard Dawkins. author. God. person. The God Delusion. book. taking care of yourself. ᐧ. being independent. ᐧ. capabilities of God. concepts. 02.
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