Jehovah had nothing to say to Moses and the others about the care of the planet. He had plenty to say about tribal loyalty and conquest. E. O. Wilson careconquestjehovah Change image and share on social
People need a sacred narrative. They must have a sense of larger purpose, in one form or another, however intellectualized. They will find a way to keep ancestral spirits alive. E. O. Wilson aliveancestralfind Change image and share on social
Perhaps the time has come to cease calling it the 'environmentalist' view, as though it were a lobbying effort outside the mainstream of human activity, and to start calling it the real-world view. E. O. Wilson activitycallcease Change image and share on social
It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer. E. O. Wilson difficultnonfictiontechnique Change image and share on social
Secular humanists can sit around and talk about their love of humanity, but it doesn't stack up against a two-millennium-old funeral high mass. E. O. Wilson funeralhighhumanist Change image and share on social
For me, the peculiar qualities of faith are a logical outcome of this level of biological organization. E. O. Wilson biologicalfaithlevel Change image and share on social
All three of the Abrahamic religions were born and nurtured in arid, disturbed environments. E. O. Wilson abrahamicaridbear Change image and share on social
But I feel music has a very important role in ritual activity, and that being able to join in musical activity, along with dancing, could have been necessary at a very early stage of human culture. E. O. Wilson activityculturedance Change image and share on social
To the extent that philosophical positions both confuse us and close doors to further inquiry, they are likely to be wrong. E. O. Wilson closeconfusedoor Change image and share on social
In some ways, I had a traditional 'old South' upbringing, meaning that I spent some time in a military school, and acquired an inoculum of the military ethic that is still with me today: honor, duty, loyalty. E. O. Wilson acquiredutyethic share on social
