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> [In such systems, there is unquestioning respect for authority. Faith trumps evidence. But if indeed this is broadly the explanation for how co-operative behaviour has evolved and been maintained in human societies, it could be very bad news. Because although…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-may-baron-may-of-oxford/in-such-systems-there-is-unquestioning-respect-for-authority-faith/)

Robert May, Baron May of Oxford

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## More by Robert May, Baron May of Oxford

> [We share half our genes with the banana.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-may-baron-may-of-oxford/we-share-half-our-genes-with-the-banana/)

Robert May, Baron May of Oxford

> [In such systems, there is unquestioning respect for authority. Faith trumps evidence. But if indeed this is broadly the explanation for how co-operative behaviour…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-may-baron-may-of-oxford/in-such-systems-there-is-unquestioning-respect-for-authority-faith/)

Robert May, Baron May of Oxford

> [We share half our genes with the banana. \[After the announcement Jun 2000 that a working draft of the genetic sequence of humans had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-may-baron-may-of-oxford/we-share-half-our-genes-with-the-banana-after-the-announcement-jun/)

Robert May, Baron May of Oxford

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