“This is where they come into their own, for there's money in hope: the more desperate the hope, the richer the pickings.”

— Richard Dawkins, book A Devil's Chaplain

"Snake Oil"
A Devil's Chaplain (2003)

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“This is where they come into their own, for there's money in hope: the more desperate the hope, the richer the pickings.”

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