E. O. Wilson Quotes About Belief

Quotes about: Belief

• We exist in a bizarre combination of Stone Age emotions, medieval beliefs, and god-like technology.

  E. O. Wilson

  Technology, Age, Stones

  "The Great Matrix of Being" by William Grassie, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 26, 2013.

• I'm very much a Christian in ideals and ethics, especially in terms of belief in fairness, a deep set obligation to others, and the virtues of charity, tolerance and generosity that we associate with traditional Christian teaching.

  E. O. Wilson

  Christian, Teaching, Generosity

• Character is in turn the enduring source of virtue. It stands by itself and excites admiration in others. It is not obedience to authority, and while it is often consistent with and reinforced by religious belief, it is not piety.

  E. O. Wilson

  Religious, Character, Atheism

  E. O. Wilson (2014). “Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge”, p.365, Vintage

• Religious beliefs evolved by group-selection, tribe competing against tribe, and the illogic of religions is not a weakness but their essential strength.

  E. O. Wilson

  Religious, Weakness, Groups

  "Altruistic groups, selfish people win". Bloomberg News Interview, www.postandcourier.com. May 5, 2012.

• Old beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false.

  E. O. Wilson

  Faith, Lds, Religion

  "Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge". Book by E. O. Wilson, p. 256, 1998.

• If religion and science could be united on the common ground of biological conservation, the problem would be soon solved. If there is any moral precept shared by people of all beliefs, it is that we owe ourselves and future generations a beautiful, rich, and healthful environment.

  E. O. Wilson

  Beautiful, People, Would Be

• I believe that traditional religious belief and scientific knowledge depict the universe in radically different ways. At the bedrock they are incompatible and mutually exclusive.

  E. O. Wilson

  Religious, Believe, Different

  "The Fascinated God: What Science Says to Faith and Faith to Scientists". Book by Robert E. Zinser, 2003.

• Religious belief itself is an adaptation that has evolved because we're hard-wired to form tribalistic religions.

  E. O. Wilson

  Religious, Belief, Adaptation

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