Next time that somebody tells you something is true, why not say to th…

Richard Dawkins
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Next time that somebody tells you something is true, why not say to them: 'What kind of evidence is there for that?' And if they can't give you a good answer, I hope you'll think very carefully before you believe a word they say. ✨ Richard Dawkins (2004). A Devil's Chaplain: Reflections on Hope, Lies, Science, and Love, p.248, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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