Change will come slowly, across generations, because old beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false.
E. O. WILSONIf those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way.
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Religious beliefs evolved by group-selection, tribe competing against tribe, and the illogic of religions is not a weakness but their essential strength.
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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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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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The education of women is the best way to save the environment.
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure.
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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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We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom.
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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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The one process now going on that will take millions of years to correct is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats.
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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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I tend to believe that religious dogma is a consequence of evolution.
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Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies. I owe them a great debt, because they redoubled my energies and drove me in new directions.
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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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Every kid has a bug period… I never grew out of mine.
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