Still, if history and science have taught us anything, it is that
passion and desire are not the same as truth. The human mind evolved to
believe in the gods. It did not evolve to believe in biology.
Acceptance of the supernatural conveyed a great advantage throughout
prehistory when the brain was evolving. Thus it is in sharp contrast to
biology, which was developed as a product of the modern age and is not
underwritten by genetic algorithms. The uncomfortable truth is that the
two beliefs are not factually compatible. As a result those who hunger
for both intellectual and religious truth will never acquire both in
full measure.
- Edward O. Wilson
- Edward O. Wilson
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