“It is a tedious cliché (and, unlike many clichés, it isn't even true) that science concerns itself with how questions, but only theology is equipped to answer why questions. What on Earth is a why question? Not every English sentence beginning with the word 'why' is a legitimate question. Why are unicorns hollow? Some questions simply do not deserve an answer. What is the colour of abstraction? What is the smell of hope? The fact that a question can be phrased in a grammatically correct English sentence doesn't make it meaningful, or entitle it to our serious attention. Nor, even if the question is a real one, does the fact that science cannot answer it imply that religion can.”

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About Richard Dawkins

British evolutionary biologist and science communicator Known for popularizing the concept of the "meme" and advocating secular humanism through accessible writing and public debate. His work bridges scientific rigor and cultural critique, often challenging religious and supernatural explanations.

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