Jehovah had nothing to say to Moses and the others about the care of the planet. He had plenty to say about tribal loyalty and conquest. E. O. Wilson Read Quote
To the extent that philosophical positions both confuse us and close doors to further inquiry, they are likely to be wrong. E. O. Wilson Read Quote
By any reasonable measure of achievement, the faith of the Enlightenment thinkers in science was justified. E. O. Wilson Read Quote
We ought to recognize that religious strife is not the consequence of differences among people. It’s about conflicts between creation stories. E. O. Wilson Read Quote
For me, the peculiar qualities of faith are a logical outcome of this level of biological organization. E. O. Wilson Read Quote
What’s been gratifying is to live long enough to see molecular biology and evolutionary biology growing toward each other and uniting in research efforts. E. O. Wilson Read Quote
But once the ants and termites jumped the high barrier that prevents the vast variety of evolving animal groups from becoming fully social, they dominated the world. E. O. Wilson Read Quote
Religious belief itself is an adaptation that has evolved because we’re hard-wired to form tribalistic religions. E. O. Wilson Read Quote
I grew up as a Southern Baptist with strict adherence to the Bible, which I read as a youngster. E. O. Wilson Read Quote
