What expertise can theologians bring to deep cosmological questions that scientists cannot? (p. 79) - Richard Dawkins

Today the theory of evolution is about as much open to doubt as the theory that the earth goes round the sun, but the full implications of Darwin’s revolution have yet to be widely realized.

"Fundamentalist religion is hell-bent on ruining the scientific education of countless thousands of innocent, well-meaning, eager young minds. Non-fundamentalist, "sensible" religion may not be doing that. But it is making the world safe for fundamentalism by teaching children, from their earliest years, that unquestioning faith is a virtue."

Whenever a system of communication evolves, there is always the danger that some will exploit the system for their own ends.