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Jerry A. Coyne Quotes: You can find religions without creationism, but you never find creationism without religion.
         

You can find religions without creationism, but you never find creationism without religion.


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If the history of science shows us anything, it is that we get nowhere by labeling our ignorance “God”.

If the history of science shows us anything, it is that we get nowhere by labeling our ignorance “God”.



Faith is a padlock of the mind, and few keys can open it.

Faith is a padlock of the mind, and few keys can open it.



If the history of science teaches us anything, it is that what conquers our ignorance is research, not giving up and attributing our ignorance to the miraculous work of a creator.

If the history of science teaches us anything, it is that what conquers our ignorance is research, not giving up and attributing our ignorance to the miraculous work of a creator.



Religion is based on dogma and belief, whereas science is based on doubt and questioning.

Religion is based on dogma and belief, whereas science is based on doubt and questioning.



We don't have faith in reason; we use reason because, unlike revelation, it produces results and understanding. Even discussing why we should use reason employs reason!

We don't have faith in reason; we use reason because, unlike revelation, it produces results and understanding. Even discussing why we should use reason employs reason!



In religion, faith is a virtue. In science, faith is a vice.

In religion, faith is a virtue. In science, faith is a vice.



Damn, but science is just a constant feed of cool new facts and theories. Theology doesn't come close.

Damn, but science is just a constant feed of cool new facts and theories. Theology doesn't come close.



Can a geology teacher blithely tell his students that the earth is flat, or a European history professor that the Holocaust didn't happen? That's not academic freedom, but dereliction of duty.

Can a geology teacher blithely tell his students that the earth is flat, or a European history professor that the Holocaust didn't happen? That's not academic freedom, but dereliction of duty.



Evolution tells us where we came from, not where we can go.

Evolution tells us where we came from, not where we can go.



We now have many of the answers that once eluded Darwin, thanks to two developments that he could not have imagined: continental drift and molecular taxonomy.

We now have many of the answers that once eluded Darwin, thanks to two developments that he could not have imagined: continental drift and molecular taxonomy.





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The more beautiful the vision, the more complicated the execution.

The more beautiful the vision, the more complicated the execution.



Since I was a little kid, I did like fairy tale. I did dress up like Little Red Riding Hood. My mom had to make me a cape.

Since I was a little kid, I did like fairy tale. I did dress up like Little Red Riding Hood. My mom had to make me a cape.



Happiness is the highest form of health.

Happiness is the highest form of health.



As for the heart It needs a beginning The narrative Burden of events

As for the heart It needs a beginning The narrative Burden of events



Let's learn to live, for we must die alone.

Let's learn to live, for we must die alone.



He gave an impression of coiled power, a contained violence that if released, would explode with terrifying intensity.

He gave an impression of coiled power, a contained violence that if released, would explode with terrifying intensity.



From a social perspective, I am looking for friends, not acolytes.

From a social perspective, I am looking for friends, not acolytes.



If you want to have sustained joy, you have to not only make sure that you think right, but you also have to make decisions now that are going to guarantee some joy in the future.

If you want to have sustained joy, you have to not only make sure that you think right, but you also have to make decisions now that are going to guarantee some joy in the future.



Where is your mother, Charlie asked. Dead. I’m sorry to hear that Thank you. But she was always dead.

Where is your mother, Charlie asked. Dead. I’m sorry to hear that Thank you. But she was always dead.



The function of Theology? The recitation of the incomprehensible by the unspeakable to pick the pockets of the unthinking.

The function of Theology? The recitation of the incomprehensible by the unspeakable to pick the pockets of the unthinking.




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