"The human mind evolved to believe in the……" — E. O. Wilson

"The human mind evolved to believe in the gods. It did not evolve to believe in biology."

— E. O. Wilson

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194 Quotes by E. O. Wilson

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The growth of a naturalist is like the growth of a musician or athlete: excellence for the talented, lifelong enjoyment…
Thirty trillion dollars worth of services, scot-free to humanity, every year.
Biophilia: the innate pleasure from living abundance and diversity as manifested by the human impulse to imitate Nature with gardens.
Let us see how high we can fly before the sun melts the wax in our wings. About the ambitious…
Biophilia, if it exists, and I believe it exists, is the innately emotional affiliation of human beings to other living…
Known as the biosphere to scientists and as the creation to theologians, all of life together consists of a membrane…
No one knows the diversity in the world, not even to the nearest order of magnitude. ... We don't know…
The cutting of primeval forest and other disasters, fueled by the demands of growing human populations, are the overriding threat…
The worst thing that will probably happen-in fact is already well underway-is not energy depletion, economic collapse, conventional war, or…
Overall, the human brain is the most complex object known in the universe - known, that is, to itself.
The time has come to link ecology to economic and human development. When you have seen one ant, one bird,…
[The natural world cleans water, pollinates plants and provides pharmaceuticals, among many other gifts.] Thirty trillion dollars worth of services,…

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A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from… — Aristotle
To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today. — Isaac Asimov
It is not the Head but the Heart that is the Seat of Atheism. — Mary Astell
A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. — Francis Bacon
Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God. — Francis Bacon
I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal… — Francis Bacon
Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased… — Francis Bacon
You can educate yourself right out of a relationship with God. — Tammy Faye Bakker
People go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery,… — Mikhail Bakunin
Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the… — Douglas Adams
Women get more unhappy the more they try to liberate themselves. — Brigitte Bardot
Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination. — Edward Abbey

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