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At no point do I ever remember taking religion very seriously or even feeling that the biblical stories were any different from fairy stories. Certainly, none of it made any sense. By comparison, the world in which I lived, though I might not always understand it in all aspects, always made a lot of sense.

~Harry Kroto

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I think the most important thing that young people should be taught at school is how they can decide what they're being told is true.

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If doing something with second-rate effort satisfies you, find something else to do - where only your best effort will satisfy you personally.

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We live in a world economically, socially, and culturally dependent on science not only functioning well, but being wisely applied.

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The laissez-faire attitude to science education has resulted in a disaster exemplified by the fact that more young people are opting for media studies than physics.

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Scientific education is by far the best training for all walks of life because it teaches us how to assess situations critically and react accordingly. It gives us an understanding based on reverence for life-enhancing technologies as well as for life itself.

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Saying that we should stop nanoscience is tantamount to saying we should stop science.

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Without evidence, anything goes. Think about it. Common sense says the sun goes round the Earth. Who agrees with me?

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Human beings are just animals who will just eat and take advantage of any source of energy until it runs out, and then there'll be catastrophe.

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It really does not matter whether one believes a mystical entity created the universe 5,000 or 10,000 million years ago - both are equally irrational, unsubstantiated claims of no fundamental validity.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Scientist

Born: October 7th, 1939

Died: April 30th, 2016

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