I joined a organisation called Wycliffe Bible Translators that had the objective of translating the Bible into all the languages of the world, and to do that you had to study linguistics, and so that was my initial exposure to… — 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 Image
“There is a certain dignity in going through life without the promise of Heaven or the threat of Hell.” — Daniel Everett Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
