To the extent that philosophical positions both confuse us and close doors to further inquiry, they are likely to be wrong.

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Every major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and...

Every major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and...

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.

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...

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...

You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for...

You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for...

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...

There is no better high than discovery.

There is no better high than discovery.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are...

If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are...

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

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

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...

By any reasonable measure of achievement, the faith of the Enlightenment thinkers in science was...

By any reasonable measure of achievement, the faith of the Enlightenment thinkers in science was...

True character arises from a deeper well than religion.

True character arises from a deeper well than religion.

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...

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...