“For me, the peculiar qualities of faith are a logical outcome of this ...” — E. O. Wilson Quote

“For me, the peculiar qualities of faith are a logical outcome of this level of biological organization.”

“If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.”

“Ants make up two-thirds of the biomass of all the insects. There are millions of species of organisms and we know almost nothing about them.”

“The problem of racial difference in America - and in modern life more broadly - is always presented as an economic, political, biological or cultural problem. But I want to say that it's at least as much a philosophical and imaginative disaster.”

“A long iron rod rocketed straight through the very forefront of Phineas Gage's brain. It's kind of an unusual part of the brain: you can suffer pretty severe injuries to it and often walk away from the injury. It's not a part of the brain that's necessarily vital for your biological self. But it is very important for personality.”