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Richard Dawkins

The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference.

Richard Dawkins

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Richard Dawkins is saying that the universe operates without any intention or moral direction, meaning it does not care about what is good or evil. Everything we see is the result of natural processes that are completely indifferent to human values or purposes.

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