Science for its part will test relentlessly every assumption about the human condition.
E. O. WILSONTrue character arises from a deeper well than religion.
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The variety of genes on the planet in viruses exceeds, or is likely to exceed, that in all of the rest of life combined.
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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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Religious belief itself is an adaptation that has evolved because we’re hard-wired to form tribalistic religions.
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People need a sacred narrative. They must have a sense of larger purpose, in one form or another, however intellectualized. They will find a way to keep ancestral spirits alive.
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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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Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure.
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Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.
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There is no better high than discovery.
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True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
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If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago.
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We 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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In many environments, take away the ants and there would be partial collapses in many of the land ecosystems.
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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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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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