Quote by Christopher Hitchens

We may differ on many things, but what we respect is freeinquiry, openmindedness, and the pursuit of ideas for their own sake.We do not hold our convictions dogmatically: the disagreement betweenProfessor Stephen Jay Gould and Professor Richard Dawkins,concerning punctuated evolution and the unfilled gaps in post-Darwinian theory, is quite wide as well as quite deep, but we shallresolve it by evidence and reasoning and not by mutual excommunication.

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Summary

This quote emphasizes the importance of embracing free inquiry, open-mindedness, and the pursuit of ideas for the sake of intellectual exploration. It acknowledges that individuals may hold different beliefs or views on various topics, such as punctuated evolution and post-Darwinian theory in the mentioned example. However, instead of stubbornly sticking to their convictions, the quote encourages resolving conflicting opinions through the use of evidence and reasoning rather than resorting to hostility or exclusion. It promotes civilized discourse and the pursuit of truth through thoughtful discussion and analysis.

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