Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins
Clinton Richard Dawkins FRS FRSLis an English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was the University of Oxford's Professor for Public Understanding of Science from 1995 until 2008...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth26 March 1941
CityNairobi, Kenya
Richard Dawkins quotes about
culture belief evolution
Beliefs. Once entrenched in a culture, they persist, evolve and diverge, in a manner reminiscent of biological evolution.
psychology desire belief
Human psychology has a near universal tendency to let belief be coloured by desire.
belief moments consoling
False beliefs can be every bit as consoling as true ones, right up until the moment of disillusionment.
facts doe belief
The fact that somebody does good doesn't make their beliefs true.
simple blind-belief curiosity
The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational inquiry.
atheist belief results
Scientific beliefs are supported by evidence, and they get results. Myths and faiths are not and do not.
feelings brain belief
My thoughts, my beliefs, my feelings are all in my brain. My brain is going to rot.
doctors belief patient
The patient typically finds himself impelled by some deep, inner conviction that something is true, or right, or virtuous: a conviction that doesn't seem to owe anything to evidence or reason, but which, nevertheless, he feels as totally compelling and convincing. We doctors refer to such a belief as 'faith'.
might musician belief
I might respect you as a brilliant intellect, runner, musician or juggler. But respect your BELIEFS? Only if they're supported by evidence.
faith belief evidence
There's no point of having faith if you have evidence.
faith definitions belief
Faith is belief without evidence and reason; coincidentally that's also the definition of delusion.
belief argument cradle
Disagreements between incompatible beliefs cannot be settled by reasoned argument because reasoned argument is drummed out of those trained in religion from the cradle.
school thinking belief
I think I would abolish schools which systematically inculcate sectarian beliefs.
thoughtful matter born
How thoughtful of God to arrange matters so that, wherever you happen to be born, the local religion always turns out to be the true one.