The essence of humanity’s spiritual dilemma is that we evolved genetically to accept one truth and discovered another. Is there a way to erase the dilemma, to resolve the contradictions between the transcendentalist and the empiricist world views?
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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One thing I did was grow up as an ardent naturalist. I never grew out of my bug period.
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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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In many environments, take away the ants and there would be partial collapses in many of the land ecosystems.
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True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
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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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Willing to try to get a better atmosphere through a demonstration of democratic principles, fairness and cooperation, a better product, those will win in the end.
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Jehovah had nothing to say to Moses and the others about the care of the planet. He had plenty to say about tribal loyalty and conquest.
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Every major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and none ever flourished by tolerating its rivals.
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I had reached a point in my career in which I was ready to try something new in my writing, and the idea of a novel has always been in the back of my mind.
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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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Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure.
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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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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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Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.
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We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom.
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