Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds… is not productive.
E. O. WILSONI tend to believe that religious dogma is a consequence of evolution.
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Every kid has a bug period… I never grew out of mine.
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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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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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We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom.
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I tend to believe that religious dogma is a consequence of evolution.
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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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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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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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When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them all.
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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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Ants make up two-thirds of the biomass of all the insects. There are millions of species of organisms and we know almost nothing about them.
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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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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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The education of women is the best way to save the environment.
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