Quote by Richard Dawkins

A god who is capable of sending intelligible signals to millions of people simultaneously, and of receiving messages from all of them simultaneously, cannot be, whatever else he might be, simple. Such Bandwidth!

A god who is capable of sending intelligible signals to mill

Summary

This quote is a humorous take on the concept of God's capabilities and the complexity that would come with being able to communicate with numerous people at once. It highlights the idea that if God possesses the ability to send and receive messages from millions of individuals simultaneously, then the concept of God being simple or uncomplicated becomes absurd. The mention of "bandwidth" refers to the immense amount of information processing and communication ability required for such an act, emphasizing the grand scale of divine capabilities.

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Science Atheism Biology God Delusion

By Richard Dawkins

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