Richard Dawkins : (15) " The chances of each of us coming into existence are infinitesimally small, and even though we shall all die some day, we should count ourselves fantastically lucky to get our decades in the sun. " - Richard Dawkins " Do you advocate the Ten Commandments as a guide to the good life? Then I can only presume that you don’t know the Ten Commandments. " - Richard Dawkins " Segregation has no place in the education system. " - Richard Dawkins " Notoriously, the United States is the most religious of the Western advanced nations. It’s a bit mysterious why that is. " - Richard Dawkins " Astrology is an aesthetic affront. It cheapens astronomy, like using Beethoven for commercial jingles. " - Richard Dawkins " I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world. " - Richard Dawkins " In Britain, you don’t usually learn about evolution until you are about 15. I should have thought that you should start at about 8. But I could be wrong about that. " - Richard Dawkins " If you read Islamic creationist literature, it’s pretty much lifted from American evangelical literature. " - Richard Dawkins " I am baffled by the way sophisticated theologians who know Adam and Eve never existed still keep talking about it. " - Richard Dawkins " To put it bluntly, American political opportunities are heavily loaded against those who are simultaneously intelligent and honest. " - Richard Dawkins