We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom.
E. O. WILSONTheology 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?
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Our brain is mapping the world. Often that map is distorted, but it’s a map with constant immediate sensory input.
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If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.
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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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I tend to believe that religious dogma is a consequence of evolution.
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Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science.
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Change will come slowly, across generations, because old beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false.
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There doesn’t seem to be any other way of creating the next green revolution without GMOs.
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Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure.
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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Because the living environment is what really sustains us.
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Individual versus group selection results in a mix of altruism and selfishness, of virtue and sin, among the members of a society.
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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?
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We ought to recognize that religious strife is not the consequence of differences among people. It’s about conflicts between creation stories.
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Science for its part will test relentlessly every assumption about the human condition.
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Every kid has a bug period… I never grew out of mine.
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