Evolution Quote by Steven Pinker

Some people think that evolutionary psychology claims to have discovered that human nature is selfish and wicked. But they are flattering the researchers and…

— Steven Pinker

Evolutionary psychologists seem to want to unmask our noblest motives as ultimately self-interested - to show that our love for children, compassion for the…

— Steven Pinker

The task of evolutionary psychology is not to weigh in on human nature, a task better left to others. It is to add the…

— Steven Pinker

“Human beings appear to be sufficiently selfish and calculating to be capable of indefinitely greater harmony and social homeostasis. This statement is not self-contradictory.…

— Edward O. Wilson

Evolution is an indispensable component of any satisfying explanation of our psychology.

— Steven Pinker

The explanatory power of evolutionary psychology is limitless!

— Gad Saad

“The scientists call it human nature; which is just a fancy term for the God-given flaws we have no intention of giving back.”

— Amor Towles

“nature optimizes for the whole, not for the individual, but most people judge good and bad based only on how it affects them.”

— Ray Dalio

“You know that I've always been proud of the way nature singled me out. It's the people who have been deformed by society that…

— Tom Robbins

“Human nature is governed by general self-interest and affected by genetic predisposition, which implies that there are likely to be limits to our moral…

— Nayef Al-Rodhan

“You are a side effect of an evolutionary process that cares little for individual lives. You are a failed experiment in mutation.”

— John Green

“Evolution has taught them that pointless harm will ultimately harm themselves.”

— Carl Zimmer