Theology made no provision for evolution. The biblical authors had missed the most important revelation of all! Could it be that they were not really privy to the thoughts of God?
E. O. WILSONWe should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity.
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The moral imperative of humanism is the endeavor alone, whether successful or not, provided the effort is honorable and failure memorable.
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If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way.
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Science for its part will test relentlessly every assumption about the human condition.
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Because the living environment is what really sustains us.
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People respect nonfiction but they read novels.
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We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom.
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Of course, there is no reconciliation between the theory of evolution by natural selection and the traditional religious view of the origin of the human mind.
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It’s always been a great survival value for people to believe they belong to a superior tribe. That’s just in human relationships.
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I’m very much a Christian in ideals and ethics, especially in terms of belief in fairness, a deep set obligation to others, and the virtues of charity, tolerance and generosity that we associate with traditional Christian teaching.
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Companies that are willing to share, to withhold in order to further the growth of the company.
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When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them all.
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The world depends on fungi, because they are major players in the cycling of materials and energy around the world.
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It’s obvious that the key problem facing humanity in the coming century is how to bring a better quality of life – for 8 billion or more people – without wrecking the environment entirely in the attempt.
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Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science.
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Every kid has a bug period… I never grew out of mine.
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