If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.
E. O. WILSONWe are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom.
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Religious belief itself is an adaptation that has evolved because we’re hard-wired to form tribalistic religions.
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There is no better high than discovery.
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Science for its part will test relentlessly every assumption about the human condition.
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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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There doesn’t seem to be any other way of creating the next green revolution without GMOs.
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Every kid has a bug period… I never grew out of mine.
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science.
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Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure.
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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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The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically about it, and make important choices wisely.
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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?
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Well, let me tell you, ants are the dominant insects. They make up as much as a quarter of the biomass of all insects in the world. They are the principal predators. They’re the cemetery workers.
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You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best, however hard the path.
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I tend to believe that religious dogma is a consequence of evolution.
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