Apes Quote by Paul Watson

Anthropocentrism is simply irrational. And yet this is the thrust of much of our traditional religious thought and teaching, particularly in the West.

— Russell E. Train

At present, too much theological thinking is very human-centered.

— John Polkinghorne

To be anthropocentric is to remain unaware of the limits of human nature, the significance of biological processes underlying human behavior, and the deeper…

— E. O. Wilson

“It is a strange fact, incidentally, that religious apologists love the anthropic principle. For some reason that makes no sense at all, they think…

— Richard Dawkins

I worry about anthropomorphism as a form of self-deception. (The Christian religion is an anthropomorphic account of the universe.)

— Anonymous

Theological anthropology is a lot simpler when humans are the only ones with souls.

— James S.A. Corey

That which is called humanism, but what would be more correctly called irreligious anthropocentrism, cannot yield answers to the most essential questions of our…

— Anonymous

Philosophers and scientists confidently offer up traits said to be uniquely human, and the monkeys and apes casually knock them down -- toppling the…

— Carl Sagan

“Holy Mica, we were true humanists over there, on Earth. Humanism was the backbone of our personalities; in our worship of Man, in our…

— Boris Strugatsky

Man appears to be the missing link between anthropoid apes and human beings.

— Konrad Lorenz

Like apes, we breed, sleep, and die. Yet like God we say, "I am." We are ontological oxymorons.

— Peter Kreeft

Such is the breathtaking speciesism of our Christian-inspired attitudes, the abortion of a single human zygote can arouse more moral solicitude and righteous indignation…

— Richard Dawkins