Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science.
E. O. WILSONBlind faith, no matter how passionately expressed, will not suffice.
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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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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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True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
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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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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 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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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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Theology 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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We have decommissioned natural selection and must now look deep within ourselves and decide what we wish to become.
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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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Science for its part will test relentlessly every assumption about the human condition.
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Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure.
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It’s always been a great survival value for people to believe they belong to a superior tribe. That’s just in human relationships.
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Because the living environment is what really sustains us.
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