Empathy Quote by Nayef Al-Rodhan

Human beings function better if they are deceived by their genes into thinking that there is a disinterested objective morality binding upon them, which…

— E. O. Wilson

“The gene is the basic unit of selfishness.”

— Richard Dawkins

“But as history clearly shows, most people, whether because of nature or nurture, generally put their own interests ahead of others’. This doesn’t make…

— Steven D. Levitt

“Altruism, compassion, empathy, love, conscience, the sense of justice—all of these things, the things that hold society together, the things that allow our species…

— Robert Wright

“That genes explain our behaviour and well-being distracts attention from society as a cause; such ideas also encourage us to accept or pursue chemical,…

— Oliver James

“If there is a human moral to be drawn, it is that we must teach our children altruism, for we cannot expect it to…

— Richard Dawkins

“When morality is reduced to personal preferences and when no one can be held morally accountable, society quickly falls into disorder.”

— Charles W. Colson

“How we vote on policy issues, for example, is influenced by whether we attribute economic and achievement inequalities primarily to genetic or environmental forces.…

— Walter Mischel

Selfish genes actually explain altruistic individuals, and to me that's crystal-clear.

— Richard Dawkins

Our minds have been built by selfish genes, but they have been built to be social, trustworthy and cooperative.

— Matt Ridley

People who criticize The Selfish Gene like that often haven't read it. The selfish gene accounts for altruism toward kin and individuals who might…

— Richard Dawkins

“Morality established from Science is the key to understanding Coexistence. Science based on Morality is the reason we have prejudice for things we don't…

— Anonymous