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

Quote by Richard Dawkins

Topics: Deception Quotes, Self Deception Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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?...

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 essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale.

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