Religion is a feature of cultural evolution that, among other things, addresses anxieties created by cultural evolution; it helps keep social change safe from itself.
Next time you see a yardful of sprouting dandelions, note that they look remarkably like things we call "flowers." And later, when the flowers turn i… - Robert Wright
Next time you see a yardful of sprouting dandelions, note that they look remarkably like things we call "flowers." And later, when the flowers turn i…
- Robert Wright
Maybe the growth of "God" signifies the existence of God. That is: if history naturally pushes people toward moral improvement, toward moral growth, … - Robert Wright
Maybe the growth of "God" signifies the existence of God. That is: if history naturally pushes people toward moral improvement, toward moral growth, …
Religion is a feature of cultural evolution that, among other things, addresses anxieties created by cultural evolution; it helps keep social change … - Robert Wright
Religion is a feature of cultural evolution that, among other things, addresses anxieties created by cultural evolution; it helps keep social change …
God knows greed won't vanish. Neither will hatred or chauvanism. Human nature is a stubborn thing. But it isn't beyond control. Even if our core impu… - Robert Wright
God knows greed won't vanish. Neither will hatred or chauvanism. Human nature is a stubborn thing. But it isn't beyond control. Even if our core impu…
We are built to be effective animals, not happy ones. - Robert Wright
We are built to be effective animals, not happy ones.
We're all puppets, and our best hope for even partial liberation is to try to decipher the logic of the puppeteer. Just because natural selection cre… - Robert Wright
We're all puppets, and our best hope for even partial liberation is to try to decipher the logic of the puppeteer. Just because natural selection cre…
...human beings are a species splendid in their array of moral equipment, tragic in their propensity to misuse it, and pathetic in their ignorance of… - Robert Wright
...human beings are a species splendid in their array of moral equipment, tragic in their propensity to misuse it, and pathetic in their ignorance of…
Understanding the often unconscious nature of genetic control is the first step toward understanding that—in many realms, not just sex—we’re all pupp… - Robert Wright
Understanding the often unconscious nature of genetic control is the first step toward understanding that—in many realms, not just sex—we’re all pupp…
Think of it : zillions and zillions of organisms running around, each under the hypnotic spell of a single truth, all these truths identical, and all… - Robert Wright
Think of it : zillions and zillions of organisms running around, each under the hypnotic spell of a single truth, all these truths identical, and all…
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