Richard Dawkins

The God of the gaps is a shrinking god.

The potential for complicated life is written into the laws of physics.

We are privileged to be alive and we should make the most of our time on this world.

The meme is to the idea what the gene is to the chemical instructions for building a body.

I am not a diplomat. I am an academic, and academics are paid to speak the truth as they see it.

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.

The history of science is the history of shrinking god.

We are the product of a very long series of historical accidents, but accidents that were shaped by natural selection.

The God Delusion is a book that argues for the irrationality of belief in God and the grievous harm religion has inflicted on society.

Science is interesting and if you don't agree you can fuck off.

The truth is more magical – in the best and most exciting sense of the word – than any myth or made-up mystery or miracle.

The essence of life is replication with occasional errors, some of which are improvements.