Once I feel I'm right, I have enjoyed provoking. E. O. Wilson enjoyfeelprovoke Change image and share on social
Every major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and none ever flourished by tolerating its rivals. E. O. Wilson culturedarwinianflourish Change image and share on social
In 2010, my two Harvard mathematician colleagues and I dismantled kin-selection theory, which was the reigning theory of the origin of altruism at the time. E. O. Wilson altruismcolleaguedismantle Change image and share on social
Real biologists who actually do the research will tell you that they almost never find a phenomenon, no matter how odd or irrelevant it looks when they first see it, that doesn't prove to serve a function. The outcome itself may be due to small accidents of evolution. E. O. Wilson accidentbiologistdue share on social
By any reasonable measure of achievement, the faith of the Enlightenment thinkers in science was justified. E. O. Wilson achievementenlightenmentfaith Change image and share on social
Even as empiricism is winning the mind, transcendentalism continues to win the heart. E. O. Wilson continueempiricismheart Change image and share on social
Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds... is not productive. E. O. Wilson forceoddpowerful Change image and share on social
What's been gratifying is to live long enough to see molecular biology and evolutionary biology growing toward each other and uniting in research efforts. E. O. Wilson biologyeffortevolutionary Change image and share on social
I doubt that most people with short-term thinking love the natural world enough to save it. E. O. Wilson doubtlovenatural Change image and share on social
The biological evolutionary perception of life and of human qualities is radically different from that of traditional religion, whether it's Southern Baptist or Islam or any religion that believes in a supernatural supervalance over humanity. E. O. Wilson baptistbelievebiological share on social
