Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science.

Quote by E O Wilson

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To the extent that philosophical positions both confuse us and close doors to further inquiry,...

To the extent that philosophical positions both confuse us and close doors to further inquiry,...

It's like having astronomy without knowing where the stars are.

It's like having astronomy without knowing where the stars are.

The human mind evolved to believe in the gods. It did not evolve to believe...

The human mind evolved to believe in the gods. It did not evolve to believe...

The one process now going on that will take millions of years to correct is...

The one process now going on that will take millions of years to correct is...

The essence of humanity's spiritual dilemma is that we evolved genetically to accept one truth...

The essence of humanity's spiritual dilemma is that we evolved genetically to accept one truth...

If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will...

If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will...

A very Faustian choice is upon us: whether to accept our corrosive and risky behavior...

A very Faustian choice is upon us: whether to accept our corrosive and risky behavior...

Blind faith, no matter how passionately expressed, will not suffice. Science for its part will...

Blind faith, no matter how passionately expressed, will not suffice. Science for its part will...

Perhaps the time has come to cease calling it the environmentalist view, as though it...

Perhaps the time has come to cease calling it the environmentalist view, as though it...

Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong.

Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong.

Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies....

Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies....

Theology made no provision for evolution. The biblical authors had missed the most important revelation...

Theology made no provision for evolution. The biblical authors had missed the most important revelation...

When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them...

When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them...

People need a sacred narrative. They must have a sense of larger purpose, in one...

People need a sacred narrative. They must have a sense of larger purpose, in one...

It's obvious that the key problem facing humanity in the coming century is how to...

It's obvious that the key problem facing humanity in the coming century is how to...

Even as empiricism is winning the mind, transcendentalism continues to win the heart.

Even as empiricism is winning the mind, transcendentalism continues to win the heart.

True character arises from a deeper well than religion.

True character arises from a deeper well than religion.

We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it...

We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it...

Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.

Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.

The historical circumstance of interest is that the tropical rain forests have persisted over broad...

The historical circumstance of interest is that the tropical rain forests have persisted over broad...