Evolutionary Quotes

321 quotes by 235 authors

I have a theory that evolutionary biologists are more vain than particle physicists. — Robin Ince
It is interesting that the U.S. has this very strong proportion of the population that rejects scientific conclusions about the age of the Earth and… — Francis Collins
Capitalism is not so much an aberration as a step on an evolutionary path, and one that contains within it some of the answers to… — Geoff Mulgan
Evolution is all about passing on the genome to the next generation, adapting and surviving through generation after generation. From an evolutionary point of view,… — Harvey V. Fineberg
Evolution - evolutionary change - does not happen quickly. — Jack Horner
Nothing in our evolutionary history specifically prepared us to live in large societies. Almost everything about the way culture works does. — Mark Pagel
I was never raised with the traditional story of creation in religion, and because of that I think I had a lot of questions. And… — Greg Graffin
As a social primate species, we modulate our morals with signals from family, friends and social groups with whom we identify because in our evolutionary… — Michael Shermer
By preventing dangerous asteroid strikes, we can save millions of people, or even our entire species. And, as human beings, we can take responsibility for… — Rusty Schweickart
One of the things I say is from an evolutionary point of view: probably the ideal rich environment for a baby includes more mud, livestock,… — Alison Gopnik
From an evolutionary perspective children are, literally, designed to learn. Childhood is a special period of protected immaturity. It gives the young breathing time to… — Alison Gopnik
Like funny men, skilled diners are apparently perceived to have an evolutionary advantage. — Dana Goodyear
Technology is the means by which we have decommissioned natural selection and are seizing control. We are no longer to be victims of some blind… — Jason Silva
When I went to high school in Australia, I was exposed to textbooks that outlined evolutionary ideas - such as ape-like creatures turning into people.… — Ken Ham
Most students are presented only with the evolutionary belief system in their schools, and they are censored from hearing challenges to it. Let our young… — Ken Ham
There are good reasons why natural selection has become widely accepted as an explanation of evolutionary development. When applied to mammals and other large animals,… — John Tyler Bonner
Some scholars attribute the decline in nicknaming to the evolutionary process that turned folk heroes into entrepreneurs. The truth is: George Herman Ruth, the namely-est… — Jane Leavy
Human nature is not totally fixed, but on any realistic scale, evolutionary processes are much too slow to affect it. — Noam Chomsky
The stupendous time spans of the evolutionary past are now part of common culture (though maybe not in the United States Bible Belt, nor in… — Martin Rees
We are evolutionary descendents of this marvellous panoply of life. And what that says unequivocally is we have an utter total obligation to make sure… — Leroy Hood

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