Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Richard Dawkins
British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science communicator, atheist activist, and author
Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science communicator, atheist activist, and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford. In 1995 he became the first Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, a post he held until 2008. Dawkins is known for writing and speaking about evolution, science, and atheism, and for explaining science to a broad audience. He has received several academic and literary honors, including the 2005 Shakespeare Prize and the 2006 Lewis Thomas Prize.
More from Richard Dawkins (406 quotes) →Other sayings from Richard Dawkins
- “The Bible may be an arresting andpoetic work of fiction, but it is not the sort of book you should giveyour c…”Richard Dawkins
- “The reason we personify things like cars and computers is that just as monkeys live in an arboreal world and…”Richard Dawkins
- “In Britain, you don't usually learn about evolution until you are about 15. I should have thought that you sh…”Richard Dawkins
- “Far from being demeaning to human spiritual values, scientific rationalism is the crowning glory of the human…”Richard Dawkins
Explore Reflections
READ THE SOURCE
Books by Richard Dawkins
The God Delusion
2006
The Selfish Gene
1995
The Blind Watchmaker
1990
The Ancestor's Tale
2005
The Greatest Show on Earth
2009