I have no explanation for complex biological design. All I know is tha…

Richard Dawkins
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I have no explanation for complex biological design. All I know is that God isn't a good explanation, so we must wait and hope that somebody comes up with a better one. ✨ Richard Dawkins (2015). The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design, p.17, W. W. Norton & Company
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