Certainly I see the scientific view of the world as incompatible with …

Richard Dawkins
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Certainly I see the scientific view of the world as incompatible with religion, but that is not what is interesting about it. It is also incompatible with magic, but that also is not worth stressing. What is interesting about the scientific world view is that it is true, inspiring, remarkable and that it unites a whole lot of phenomena under a single heading. ✨ Going the whole hog. www.timeshighereducation.com. April 28, 1995.
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