Richard Dawkins - Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack all supporting ev...

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Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack all supporting evidence but, we thought, if people needed a crutch for consolation, where's the harm? September 11th changed all that.

Richard Dawkins

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Viele von uns sahen die Religion als harmlosen Unsinn an. Glaubensvorstellungen könnten nicht alle Beweise enthalten, aber wir dachten, wenn die Menschen eine Krücke zum Trost brauchen, wo ist der Schaden? Der 11. September änderte alles.

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