Richard Dawkins Quotes about Purpose

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Biology is the study of complicated things that give the appearance of having been designed for a purpose

Biology is the study of complicated things that give the appearance of having been designed for a purpose

Richard Dawkins

Giving, Purpose, Study

Richard Dawkins (2015). “The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design”, p.13, W. W. Norton & Company

What is the purpose of the universe?" is a silly question.

Richard Dawkins

Silly, Purpose, Universe

"Religion and Atheism". "Q&A" with Tony Jones, www.abc.net.au. April 9, 2012.

The assignment of purpose to everything is called teleology. Children are native teleologists, and many never grow out of it.

Richard Dawkins

Children, Purpose, Assignments

Richard Dawkins (2008). “The God Delusion”, p.210, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

We have to find our own purposes in life, which are not derived directly from our scientific history.

Richard Dawkins

Purpose, Purpose Of Life

"Religion and Atheism". "Q&A" with Tony Jones, www.abc.net.au. April 9, 2012.

Who are we to say that that was an odd way to do it? I don't think that it is God's purpose to make his intention absolutely obvious to us.

Richard Dawkins

Thinking, Purpose, Way

Source: inters.org

The whole of technology depends on a scientific background, and of course technology can be used for evil purposes. You can't blame science for that.

Richard Dawkins

Technology, Evil, Purpose

Source: newrepublic.com

Words are our servants, not our masters. For different purposes, we find it convenient to use words in different senses.

Richard Dawkins

Book, Purpose, Use

Richard Dawkins (2015). “The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design”, p.13, W. W. Norton & Company

If you are asking me if my more global purpose is a battle against religion, it is.

Richard Dawkins

Battle, Purpose, Asking

Source: www.macleans.ca