What I can't understand is why you can't see the extraordin… - Richard Dawkins

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What I can't understand is why you can't see the extraordinary beauty of the idea that life started from nothing – that is such a staggering, elegant, beautiful thing, why would you want to clutter it up with something so messy as a God?”

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Richard Dawkins (born 26 March 1941) is a British evolutionary biologist and author. He is known for his advocacy of atheism.

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Birth Name: Clinton Richard Dawkins

Alternative Names: C. Dawkins • C. Richard Dawkins • Clinton Dawkins • CR Dawkins • R. Dawkins

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