

“The evolution of the capacity to simulate seems to have culminated in subjective consciousness.”
― The Selfish Gene
― The Selfish Gene

“Religion is nothing more than bad concepts held in place of good ones for all time. It is denial - at once full of hope and full of fear - of the vastitude of human ignorance.”
― The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
― The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason

“My purpose is to examine the biology of selfishness and altruism.”
― The Selfish Gene
― The Selfish Gene

“An ESS is stable, not because it is particularly good for the individuals participating in it, but simply because it is immune to treachery from within.”
― The Selfish Gene
― The Selfish Gene

“In the best case, faith leaves otherwise well-intentioned people incapable of thinking rationally about many of their deepest concerns; at worst, it is a continuous source of human violence.”
― The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
― The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
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