Faith is one of the world's great evils, comparable to the smallpox vi…

Richard Dawkins
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Faith is one of the world's great evils, comparable to the smallpox virus but harder to eradicate. ✨ Is Science a Religion?. Humanist, www.skeptical-science.com. January/February 1997.
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