One of the saddest things I've seen in Amazonian cultures is people who were self-sufficient and happy that now think of themselves as poor and become dissatisfied with their lives. What worries me is outsiders trying to impose their values… — Daniel Everett Copy Share Image
As a scientist, objectivity is one of my most deeply held values. If we could just try harder, I once thought, surely we could… — Daniel Everett Copy Share
“There is a certain dignity in going through life without the promise of Heaven or the threat of Hell.” — Daniel Everett Copy Share
I was quite a successful evangelist. I've had people write to me and say, 'Gee, I'm a Christian because of you and I hear… — Daniel Everett Copy Share
Language is possible due to a number of cognitive and physical characteristics that are unique to humans but none of which that are unique… — Daniel Everett Copy Share
There are very few places in the world where you have to learn a language with no language in common. It's called a monolingual… — Daniel Everett Copy Share
I joined a organisation called Wycliffe Bible Translators that had the objective of translating the Bible into all the languages of the world, and… — Daniel Everett Copy Share
It's wrong to try and convert tribal societies. What should the empirical evidence for religion be? It should produce peaceful, strong, secure people who… — Daniel Everett Copy Share
I've learned so much from the Pirahas over the years. But this is perhaps my favorite lesson. Sure, life is hard and there is… — Daniel Everett Copy Share
As I read more and I got into philosophy and met a lot of friends who weren't Christians, it became difficult for me to… — Daniel Everett Copy Share
Humans are a social species more than any other, and in order to build a community, which for some reason humans have to do… — Daniel Everett Copy Share
I wanted as little formal linguistic theory as I could get by with. I wanted the basic linguistic training to do a translation of… — Daniel Everett Copy Share
Christians who believe in the Bible believe that it is their job to bring others the joy of salvation. Even if they're murdered, beaten… — Daniel Everett Copy Share
One of the saddest things I've seen in Amazonian cultures is people who were self-sufficient and happy that now think of themselves as poor… — Daniel Everett Copy Share
