#richard-dawkins

"I agree with people like Richard Dawkins that mankind felt the need for creation myths. Before we really began to understand disease and the weather and things like that, we sought false explanations for them. Now science has filled in some of the realm – not all – that religion used to fill."

"Science replaces private prejudice with public, verifiable evidence."

"Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time."