Today the theory of evolution is about as much open to doubt as the theory that the earth goes round the sun.

Quote by Richard Dawkins

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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...

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,...

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...

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...

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?...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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.

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....

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...

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

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

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...