David Gurteen's comments: This is a provocative statement from Richard Dawkins and I am sure one that could be hotly argued either way. Here's an opposing view Science and Religion
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There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can't prove that there aren't any, so shouldn't we be agnostic with respect to fairies?
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I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.
There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can't prove that there aren't any, so shouldn't we be agnostic with respect to fairies?
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