Design cannot precede evolution and therefore cannot underlie the univ…

Richard Dawkins
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Design cannot precede evolution and therefore cannot underlie the universe. ✨ Thinkers Lay Out the Beliefs They Can't Prove. Talk of The Nation with Neal Conan, www.npr.org. March 9, 2006.
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