The theory of evolution by cumulative natural selection is the only theory we know of that is in principle capable of explaining the existence of organized complexity.

Quote by Richard Dawkins

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The fact that life evolved out of nearly nothing, some 10 billion years after the...

The fact that life evolved out of nearly nothing, some 10 billion years after the...

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...

Today the theory of evolution is about as much open to doubt as the theory...

Today the theory of evolution is about as much open to doubt as the theory...

The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at...

The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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,...

Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack all supporting evidence but,...

Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack all supporting evidence but,...

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...

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...

God exists, if only in the form of a meme with high survival value, or...

God exists, if only in the form of a meme with high survival value, or...

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...

Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and...

Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and...

I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the...

I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the...

Religion is one of the phases of thought through which the world is passing

Religion is one of the phases of thought through which the world is passing

Access to the Vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous...

Access to the Vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous...

There are many persons who look on Sunday as a sponge to wipe out the...

There are many persons who look on Sunday as a sponge to wipe out the...