Morality is a biological adaptation no less than are hands and feet and teeth... Considered as a rationally justifiable set of claims about an objective something, ethics is illusory. I appreciate that when somebody says, 'Love thy neighbor as thyself,'… — Michael Ruse Copy Share Image
Being a philosophical naturalist does not mean that one thinks that science can provide all of the answers. That is scientism and that is… — Michael Ruse Copy Share Image
“The definition of a philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black hat, which isn’t really there. And the… — Michael Ruse Copy Share Image
In particular, I argue that in both evolution and creation we have rival religious responses to a crisis of faith-rival stories of origins, rival… — Michael Ruse Copy Share Image
“Fifth, I think that you [Daniel Dennett] and Richard are absolute disasters in the fight against intelligent design — we are losing this battle,… — Michael Ruse Copy Share Image
In other words, science tells us that Adam and Eve are fictions. That Saint Paul or Uncle Tom Cobley and all thought otherwise is… — Michael Ruse Copy Share Image
Their [the new atheists] treatment of the religious viewpoint is pathetic to the point of non-being. Richard Dawkins in The God Delusion would fail… — Michael Ruse Copy Share Image
...I really want to believe. I find the goodies offered by Christianity extremely attractive. But I am damned (again!) if I am going to… — Michael Ruse Copy Share Image
Morality is a biological adaptation no less than are hands and feet and teeth... Considered as a rationally justifiable set of claims about an… — Michael Ruse Copy Share Image
Evolution is promoted by its practitioners as more than mere science. Evolution is promulgated as an ideology, a secular religion - a full-fledged alternative… — Michael Ruse Copy Share Image
“I mean, I think even God would agree with this at this point. God’s existence isn’t important. It’s what we do with what we’ve… — Michael Ruse Copy Share Image
We who cherish science should be careful to distinguish when we are doing science and when we are extrapolating from it — Michael Ruse Copy Share Image
The God Delusion makes me embarrassed to be an atheist, and the McGraths show why. — Michael Ruse Copy Share Image
![“Fifth, I think that you [Daniel Dennett] and Richard are absolute disasters in the fight against intelligent design — we are losing this battle, not the least of which is the two new supreme court justices who are certainly going to vote to let it into classrooms — what we need is not knee-jerk…” quote by Michael Ruse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6d6/michael-ruse-35791_intelligent-design_fifth-i-think-that-you-daniel-dennett-an_1658804.jpg)
![“Their [the new atheists] treatment of the religious viewpoint is pathetic to the point of non-being. Richard Dawkins in The God Delusion would fail any introductory philosophy or religion course. Proudly he criticizes that whereof he knows nothing.” quote by Michael Ruse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1db/michael-ruse-35791_atheist_their-the-new-atheists-treatment-of-the_1955646.jpg)
