We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically about it, and make important choices wisely.

Quote by E O Wilson

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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...

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...

True character arises from a deeper well than religion.

True character arises from a deeper well than religion.

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....

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

There is no better high than discovery.

There is no better high than discovery.

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...

Old beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false.

Old beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false.

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

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

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...

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...