True character arises from a deeper well than religion.

Quote by E O Wilson

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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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science.

Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science.

If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state...

If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state...

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....

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.