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Religion as Virus - Richard Dawkins

Updated Monday, 5 February 2024

Athiest and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins said religion and science can't sit side by side. This animation explains more... 

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Can science and religion ever sit side by side? Not according to Richard Dawkins. And he has rock-star mice to prove it.
 

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