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The quote argues that, from a fair judge’s perspective, claims that religion and science are naturally aligned are deceptive and without substance. It presents that relationship as something packaged to sound convincing rather than genuinely true.
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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.
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