#am

Throughout the country, I see the same design problems and solutions over and over. ↗

— Douglas Wilson

#design #i #i see #over #problems

Individual versus group selection results in a mix of altruism and selfishness, of virtue and sin, among the members of a society. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#among #group #individual #members #mix

So in my freshman year at the University of Alabama, learning the literature on evolution, what was known about it biologically, just gradually transformed me by taking me out of literalism and increasingly into a more secular, scientific view of the world. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#alabama #biologically #evolution #freshman #freshman year

America in particular imposes an horrendous burden on the world. We have this wonderful standard of living but it comes at enormous cost. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#burden #comes #cost #enormous #horrendous

If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#desire #history #passion #same #science

It's always been a dream of mine, of exploring the living world, of classifying all the species and finding out what makes up the biosphere. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#been #dream #exploring #finding #living

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

#baptist #believes #biological #different #evolutionary

We ought to recognize that religious strife is not the consequence of differences among people. It's about conflicts between creation stories. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#among #between #conflicts #consequence #creation

Home, nowadays, is a place where part of the family waits till the rest of the family brings the car back. ↗

— Earl Wilson

#back #brings #car #family #nowadays

Benjamin Franklin may have discovered electricity, but it was the man who invented the meter who made the money. ↗

— Earl Wilson

#benjamin franklin #discovered #electricity #franklin #invented