After sleeping through a hundred million centuries we have finally opened our eyes on a sumptuous planet, sparkling with color, bountiful with life. Within decades we must close our eyes again. Isnt it a noble, an enlightened way of spending…

Quote by Richard Dawkins

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For the first half of geological time our ancestors were bacteria. Most creatures still are...

For the first half of geological time our ancestors were bacteria. Most creatures still are...

We admit that we are like apes, but we seldom realise that we are apes.

We admit that we are like apes, but we seldom realise that we are apes.

But perhaps the rest of us could have separate classes in science appreciation, the wonder...

But perhaps the rest of us could have separate classes in science appreciation, the wonder...

Complex, statistically improbable things are by their nature more difficult to explain than simple, statistically...

Complex, statistically improbable things are by their nature more difficult to explain than simple, statistically...

What has 'theology' ever said that is of the smallest use to anybody? When has...

What has 'theology' ever said that is of the smallest use to anybody? When has...

The theory of evolution by cumulative natural selection is the only theory we know of...

The theory of evolution by cumulative natural selection is the only theory we know of...

There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for...

There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for...

We humans are an extremely important manifestation of the replication bomb, because it is through...

We humans are an extremely important manifestation of the replication bomb, because it is through...

Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and...

Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and...

After sleeping through a hundred million centuries we have finally opened our eyes on a...

After sleeping through a hundred million centuries we have finally opened our eyes on a...

We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in....

We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in....

There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for...

There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for...

After sleeping through a hundred million centuries we have finally opened our eyes on a...

After sleeping through a hundred million centuries we have finally opened our eyes on a...

By all means let's be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out.

By all means let's be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out.

Personally, I rather look forward to a computer program winning the world chess championship. Humanity...

Personally, I rather look forward to a computer program winning the world chess championship. Humanity...

The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of...

The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of...

One of the things that is wrong with religion is that it teaches us to...

One of the things that is wrong with religion is that it teaches us to...

It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature,...

It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature,...

A universe with a God would look quite different from a universe without one. A...

A universe with a God would look quite different from a universe without one. A...

The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale.

The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale.