6 Quotes by Richard Dawkins about trying
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The best scientists can do is fail to disprove things while pointing to how hard they tried
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It's very important to try to inculcate into children moral rules, such as "do as you would be done by."
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The hypothesis of God offers no worthwhile explanation for anything, for it simply postulates what we are trying to explain.
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There's nothing nonsensical about saying that what would evolve if Darwinian selection has its head is something that you don't want to happen. And I could easily imagine trying to go against Darwinism.
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Do you really mean the only reason you try to be good is to gain God's approval and reward? That's not morality, that's just sucking up.
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Part of the appeal was that Medawar was not only a Nobel Laureate, but he seemed like a Nobel Laureate; he was everything one thought a Nobel Laureate ought to be. If you have ever wondered why scientists like Popper, try Medawar's exposition. Actually most Popperian scientists have probably never tried reading anything but Medawar's exposition.
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