publication date: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 (part of Spring 2015)

category: Science

clue: His belief that we have an odd delusion about faith has never really evolved, and has become a selfish meme.

explanation: Dawkins was an evolutionary biologist known for his atheism, his books The God Delusion and The Selfish Gene, and for coining the term "meme." more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, and Mike Rothstein


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