Abraham H. MaslowWe need not take refuge in supernatural gods to explain our saints and sages and heroes and statesmen, as if to explain our disbelief that mere unaided human beings could be that good or wise.
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Richard Dawkins said, “We need not take refuge in supernatural gods to explain our saints and sages and heroes and statesmen, as if to explain our disbelief that mere unaided human beings could be that good or wise.” In this quote, Richard Dawkins is saying that the belief in a god is not necessary for people to believe that very wise and good people can exist without a god. Richard Dawkins does not believe that a person must have a god as a guide to help them do good things. He believes if someone does good things without a god they are doing so for their own reasons. In Richard Dawkins’s view, it is common sense that good people do good things without any divine influence.
It is quite common for those who have been deprived of a parent to become successful adults. They never had a parent guiding them along the way, yet they always work hard on becoming successful adults on their own.
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