No rational order of divine intelligence unites species. The natural ties are genealogical along contingent pathways of history.

Quote by Stephen Jay Gould

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We pass through this world but once.

We pass through this world but once.

In science, fact can only mean confirmed to such a degree that it would be...

In science, fact can only mean confirmed to such a degree that it would be...

We are glorious accidents of an unpredictable process with no drive to complexity, not the...

We are glorious accidents of an unpredictable process with no drive to complexity, not the...

Science is an integral part of culture. It's not this foreign thing, done by an...

Science is an integral part of culture. It's not this foreign thing, done by an...

The proof of evolution lies in those adaptations that arise from improbable foundations.

The proof of evolution lies in those adaptations that arise from improbable foundations.

The most important scientific revolutions all include, as their only common feature, the dethronement of...

The most important scientific revolutions all include, as their only common feature, the dethronement of...

The most erroneous stories are those we think we know best - and therefore never...

The most erroneous stories are those we think we know best - and therefore never...

The most important scientific revolutions all include, as their only common feature, the dethronement of...

The most important scientific revolutions all include, as their only common feature, the dethronement of...

The more important the subject and the closer it cuts to the bone of our...

The more important the subject and the closer it cuts to the bone of our...

Facts do not 'speak for themselves', they are read in the light of theory

Facts do not 'speak for themselves', they are read in the light of theory

Look in the mirror, and don't be tempted to equate transient domination with either intrinsic...

Look in the mirror, and don't be tempted to equate transient domination with either intrinsic...

The most important scientific revolutions all include, as their only common feature, the dethronement of...

The most important scientific revolutions all include, as their only common feature, the dethronement of...

Nothing is more dangerous than a dogmatic worldview - nothing more constraining, more blinding to...

Nothing is more dangerous than a dogmatic worldview - nothing more constraining, more blinding to...

Few tragedies can be more extensive than the stunting of life, few injustices deeper than...

Few tragedies can be more extensive than the stunting of life, few injustices deeper than...

When people learn no tools of judgment and merely follow their hopes, the seeds of...

When people learn no tools of judgment and merely follow their hopes, the seeds of...

Creationist critics often charge that evolution cannot be tested, and therefore cannot be viewed as...

Creationist critics often charge that evolution cannot be tested, and therefore cannot be viewed as...

Creativity is more than just being different. Anybody can plan weird; that's easy. What's hard...

Creativity is more than just being different. Anybody can plan weird; that's easy. What's hard...

I've been relying very heavily on my instincts as of late, and my songwriting has...

I've been relying very heavily on my instincts as of late, and my songwriting has...

But the creative principle resides in mathematics. In a certain sense, therefore, I hold true...

But the creative principle resides in mathematics. In a certain sense, therefore, I hold true...

Talent works, genius creates.

Talent works, genius creates.

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like...

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like...

The worst censors are those prohibiting criticism of the theory of evolution in the classroom.

The worst censors are those prohibiting criticism of the theory of evolution in the classroom.