#w

The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational inquiry. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#blind faith #discouraging #expedient #faith #inquiry

So if I was dating somebody now and the relationship didn't work out, I'd take that as failing. ↗

— Gavin DeGraw

#failing #i #now #out #relationship

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

— Richard Dawkins

#am #because #i #i am #religion

I've always wanted to play more comic parts. ↗

— Dominic West

#comic #i #more #parts #play

I'm not one of those who wants to purge our society of our Christian history. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#history #i #our #purge #society

Isn't it sad to go to your grave without ever wondering why you were born? Who, with such a thought, would not spring from bed, eager to resume discovering the world and rejoicing to be part of it? ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#born #discovering #eager #ever #go

Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack all supporting evidence but, we thought, if people needed a crutch for consolation, where's the harm? September 11th changed all that. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#changed #consolation #crutch #evidence #harm

A universe with a God would look quite different from a universe without one. A physics, a biology where there is a God is bound to look different. So the most basic claims of religion are scientific. Religion is a scientific theory. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#biology #bound #claims #different #god

One of the things that is wrong with religion is that it teaches us to be satisfied with answers which are not really answers at all. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#really #religion #satisfied #teaches #things

I don't license everywhere. I take care of my name. ↗

— Gianni Versace

#everywhere #i #license #name #take