Bedrock Quote by E. O. Wilson

“I believe that traditional religious belief and scientific knowledge depict the universe in radically different ways. At the bedrock they are incompatible and mutually exclusive.” quote by E. O. Wilson — Download Open image

“I believe that traditional religious belief and scientific knowledge depict the universe in radically different ways. At the bedrock they are incompatible and mutually exclusive.”

E. O. Wilson

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