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Francis Crick quotes: Biologists must constantly keep in mind that what they see was not designed, but rather evolved.

Biologists must constantly keep in mind that what they see was not designed, but rather evolved.

Francis Crick quotes: If you want to understand function, study structure,

If you want to understand function, study structure,

Francis Crick quotes: Evolution is cleverer than you are.

Evolution is cleverer than you are.

Francis Crick quotes: Avoid the temptation to work so hard that there is no time left for serious thinking.

Avoid the temptation to work so hard that there is no time left for serious thinking.

Francis Crick quotes: A theory should not attempt to explain all the facts, because some of the facts are wrong

A theory should not attempt to explain all the facts, because some of the facts are wrong

Francis Crick quotes: Rather than believe that Watson and Crick made the DNA structure, I would rather stress that the structure made Watson and Crick.

Rather than believe that Watson and Crick made the DNA structure, I would rather stress that the structure made Watson and Crick.

Francis Crick quotes: Christianity may be OK between consenting adults in private but should not be taught to young children.

Christianity may be OK between consenting adults in private but should not be taught to young children.

Francis Crick quotes: A good scientist values criticism almost higher than friendship: no, in science criticism is the height and measure of friendship.

A good scientist values criticism almost higher than friendship: no, in science criticism is the height and measure of friendship.

Francis Crick quotes: In the fullness of time, educated people will believe there is no soul independent of the body, and hence no life after death.

In the fullness of time, educated people will believe there is no soul independent of the body, and hence no life after death.

Francis Crick quotes: How do I know what I think until I hear what I say?

How do I know what I think until I hear what I say?

Francis Crick quotes: The dangerous man is the one who has only one idea, because then he'll fight and die for it.[As quoted in The New Yorker, April 25, 2011]

The dangerous man is the one who has only one idea, because then he'll fight and die for it.
[As quoted in The New Yorker, April 25, 2011]

Francis Crick quotes: A man who is right every time is not likely to do very much.

A man who is right every time is not likely to do very much.

Francis Crick quotes: Protein synthesis is a central problem for the whole of biology, and that it is in all probability closely related to gene action.

Protein synthesis is a central problem for the whole of biology, and that it is in all probability closely related to gene action.

Francis Crick quotes: There is no form of prose more difficult to understand and more tedious to read than the average scientific paper.

There is no form of prose more difficult to understand and more tedious to read than the average scientific paper.

Francis Crick quotes: Anybody who believes that the earth is less than 10,000 years old needs psychiatric help.

Anybody who believes that the earth is less than 10,000 years old needs psychiatric help.

Francis Crick quotes: You're nothing but a pack of neurons.

You're nothing but a pack of neurons.

Francis Crick quotes: Chance is the only source of true novelty.

Chance is the only source of true novelty.

Francis Crick quotes: It is notoriously difficult to define the word living.

It is notoriously difficult to define the word living.

Francis Crick quotes: It has not escaped our notice that the specific pairing we have postulated immediately suggests a possible copying mechanism for the genetic material.

It has not escaped our notice that the specific pairing we have postulated immediately suggests a possible copying mechanism for the genetic material.

Francis Crick quotes: A busy life is a wasted life.

A busy life is a wasted life.

Francis Crick quotes: If poly A is added to poly U, to form a double or triple helix, the combination is inactive.

If poly A is added to poly U, to form a double or triple helix, the combination is inactive.

Francis Crick quotes: The ultimate aim of the modern movement in biology is in fact to explain all biology in terms of physics and chemistry.

The ultimate aim of the modern movement in biology is in fact to explain all biology in terms of physics and chemistry.

Francis Crick quotes: Since I essentially knew nothing, I had an almost completely free choice.

Since I essentially knew nothing, I had an almost completely free choice.

Francis Crick quotes: All approaches at a higher level are suspect until confirmed at the molecular level.

All approaches at a higher level are suspect until confirmed at the molecular level.

Francis Crick quotes: There is no scientific study more vital to man than the study of his own brain. Our entire view of the universe depends on it.

There is no scientific study more vital to man than the study of his own brain. Our entire view of the universe depends on it.

Francis Crick quotes: If revealed religions have revealed anything it is that they are usually wrong.

If revealed religions have revealed anything it is that they are usually wrong.

Francis Crick quotes: In my experience most mathematicians are intellectually lazy.

In my experience most mathematicians are intellectually lazy.

Francis Crick quotes: Free will is located in or near the anterior cingulate sulcus.

Free will is located in or near the anterior cingulate sulcus.

Francis Crick quotes: We have to take away from humans in the long run their reproductive autonomy as the only way to guarantee the advancement of mankind.

We have to take away from humans in the long run their reproductive autonomy as the only way to guarantee the advancement of mankind.

Francis Crick quotes: We've discovered the secret of life.

We've discovered the secret of life.

Francis Crick quotes: God is a hacker, not an engineer

God is a hacker, not an engineer

Francis Crick quotes: Exact knowledge is the enemy of vitalism.

Exact knowledge is the enemy of vitalism.

Francis Crick quotes: Human beings ... are far too prone to generalize from one instance. The technical word for this, interestingly enough, is superstition.

Human beings ... are far too prone to generalize from one instance. The technical word for this, interestingly enough, is superstition.

Francis Crick quotes: You can do reverse engineering, but you can't do reverse hacking.

You can do reverse engineering, but you can't do reverse hacking.