Scientific beliefs are supported by evidence, and they get results. My…

Richard Dawkins
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Scientific beliefs are supported by evidence, and they get results. Myths and faiths are not and do not. ✨ Richard Dawkins (1995). River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life, Basic Books (AZ)
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Scientific beliefs are supported by evidence, and they get results. Myths and faiths are not and do not. ✨ Richard Dawkins (1995). River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life, Basic Books (AZ)

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