Evolution Quotes by Edward O. Wilson

“Nature is the birthright of everyone on Earth. The millions of species we have allowed to survive are our phylogenetic kin. Their long-term history…

— Edward O. Wilson

“Traditional religious beliefs have been eroded, not so much by humiliating disproofs of their mythologies as by the growing awareness that beliefs are really…

— Edward O. Wilson

“[E]very major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and none ever flourished by tolerating its rivals.”

— Edward O. Wilson

“Overall, it seems now possible to draw a reasonably good explanation of why the human condition is a singularity, why the likes of it…

— Edward O. Wilson

“let’s also promote the humanities, that which makes us human, and not use science to mess around with the wellspring of this, the absolute…

— Edward O. Wilson

“Moreover, we look in vain to philosophy for the answer to the great riddle. Despite its noble purpose and history, pure philosophy long ago…

— Edward O. Wilson

“Annie Dillard was a pioneer in her Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, which won a Pulitzer Prize in 1974. Among other notable examples are David…

— Edward O. Wilson

“The creation myth is a Darwinian device for survival.”

— Edward O. Wilson

“Human beings and their social orders are intrinsically imperfectible and fortunately so. In a constantly changing world, we need the flexibility that only imperfection…

— Edward O. Wilson

“Another principle that I believe can be justified by scientific evidence so far is that nobody is going to emigrate from this planet not…

— Edward O. Wilson

“To explore and affiliate with life is a deep and complicated process in mental development. To an extent still undervalued in philosophy and religion,…

— Edward O. Wilson

“Social intelligence was therefore always at a high premium. A sharp sense of empathy can make a huge difference, and with it in an…

— Edward O. Wilson

“Somewhere close I knew spear-nosed bats flew through the tree crowns in search of fruit, palm vipers coiled in ambush in the roots of…

— Edward O. Wilson

“Meat yields higher energy per gram eaten than does vegetation.”

— Edward O. Wilson

“Dawkins is an eloquent science journalist. What else is he? I mean journalism is a high and influential profession. But he’s not a scientist,…

— Edward O. Wilson