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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

Isn't it sad to go to your grave without ever wondering why you were born?...

Isn't it sad to go to your grave without ever wondering why you were born?...

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.

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...

Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish.

Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish.

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...

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,...

On this solemn anniversary we join with their families and nations in honoring their memory.

On this solemn anniversary we join with their families and nations in honoring their memory.

We will never forget 911. And neither will future generations. The story, images, and human...

We will never forget 911. And neither will future generations. The story, images, and human...

The whole world has changed after September 11th.

The whole world has changed after September 11th.

The devastating punch we took on September 11th still reverberates throughout American society.

The devastating punch we took on September 11th still reverberates throughout American society.