"One thing all real scientists agree upon is the fact of evolution itself. It is a fact that we are cousins of gorillas, kangaroos, starfish, and bacteria. Evolution is as much a fact as the heat of the sun. It is not a theory, and for pity’s sake, let’s stop confusing the philosophically naive by calling it so. Evolution is a fact"
How can Dawkins maintain respectibility in this area? He is such an obvious zealot; he reminds me a little of Howard Dean. The more he states or yells something is true, a fact, the more fragile he appears. Poor guy!
I don't remember quoting Dawkins, as I've never read him.
In fact I agreed with a way-earlier poster that he is such an arrogant jerk, he might be the late Carl Sagan's separated-at-birth twin.
Full Disclosure: And he doesn't even have Isaac Asimov's insights into sociology and love of puns, either...