7) Richard Dawkins

“The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale”

Dawkins is a man world-renowned for his biting atheist stance, he’s ruffled many a feather. It’s often forgotten that he’s a leading authority in the biology of evolution and author of an impressive suite of non-religious books that are well worth a read. He’s been popping out pop-science books since before I was born. I recommend Unweaving The Rainbow if you’ve not tried any.

Also, just so you know, he was born in Kenya and his full name is actually Clinton Richard Dawkins.

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