"If all the achievemen­ts of scientist were wiped out tomorrow, there would be no doctors but witchdocto­rs, no transport faster than a horse, no computers, no printed books, no agricultur­e beyond subsistenc­e peasant farming. If all the achievemen­ts of theologian­s were wiped out tomorrow, would anyone notice the smallest difference­?" --Richard Dawkins

I propose that SkS create a "Qtotable Quotes" blog that we could add to as we come across quotes of this nature.

Note: The above quote was posted by a fellow blogger on the comment thread to the article, "2010 Hottest Year on Record: The graph that should be on the front page of every newspaper," by Peter Gleick posted Jan 13 on the Huffington Post. Needless to say, this article has attracted anti-AGW bloggers like flies to honey. If you want to engage in some rebutting, go to:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-h-gleick/the-graph-that-should-be-_b_808747.html#comments