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E. O. Wilson Quotes

E. O. Wilson quotes about believe

American Scientist June 10, 1929

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Another principle that I believe can be justified by scientific evidence so far is that nobody is going to emigrate from this planet not ever....It will be far cheaper, and entail no risk to human life, to explore space with robots. The technology is already well along....the real thrill will be in learning in detail what is out there...It is an especially dangerous delusion if we see emigration into space as a solution to be taken when we have used up this planet....Earth, by the... E. O. Wilson
The biological evolutionary perception of life and of human qualities is radically different from that of traditional religion, whether it's Southern Baptist or Islam or any religion that believes in a supernatural supervalance over humanity. E. O. Wilson
It's always been a great survival value for people to believe they belong to a superior tribe. That's just in human relationships. E. O. Wilson
Still, if history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth. The human mind evolved to believe in the gods. It did not evolve to believe in biology. Acceptance of the supernatural conveyed a great advantage throughout prehistory when the brain was evolving. Thus it is in sharp contrast to biology, which was developed as a product of the modern age and is not underwritten by genetic algorithms. The uncomfortable truth is that the two... E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson quote: "The human mind evolved to believe in the gods. It did not..."
The human mind evolved to believe in the gods. It did not evolve to believe in biology. E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson quote: "People would rather believe than know."
People would rather believe than know. E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson quote: "I tend to believe that religious dogma is a consequence of..."
I tend to believe that religious dogma is a consequence of evolution. E. O. Wilson

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