Right and wrong are not simply matters of evolutionary impacts and what is natural.
“Right and wrong are not simply matters of evolutionary impacts and what is natural.”
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Right and wrong are not simply matters of evolutionary impacts and what is natural.
“Right and wrong are not simply matters of evolutionary impacts and what is natural.”
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“Right and wrong are not simply matters of evolutionary impacts and what is natural.”
“If there's one thing that makes me cynical, it's optimists. They are just far too cynical about cynicism. If only they could see that cynics can be happy, constructive, even fun to hang out with, they might learn a thing or two.”
“Looking out over the port of Dover, with the endless steam of boats coming in and out, every British citizen is reminded that belonging here has never been about blood or genes. It's simply about being at home on this discrete island and being aware of the privileges and responsibilities that brings.”
“True respect means taking other people's beliefs seriously and assuming they are adult and intelligent enough to be able to cope with it if you tell them, clearly and civility, why you think they are totally, utterly and disastrously wrong.”
“As a teenager, I increasingly had questions about religion to which I found no good answers.”
“The explanatory power of evolutionary psychology is limitless!”
“I went through an evolutionary process of learning to have a voice and how to use it, knowing when to step in. I don't always get it right, for sure. However, it's better to speak your mind than hold your tongue and wish you had said something.”
“I can't think of anyone who is up on evolutionary psychology and related areas who is deluded enough to be called a utopian.”
“Evolutionary theory informs our understanding of some frankly inexcusable social behavior and renders it perfectly normal.”
“If you look at my body of work, which is not very big, really, it took an evolutionary leap with 'The Zookeeper's Wife'.”
“These machines are going to reflect our species and our evolutionary process. Everything we are will end up in these artificially intelligent machines no matter what we do.”
“We can't control whether we are rewarded for our endeavours, with cash or recognition. It is not up to us how much cash or time we get on Earth, but it is down to us how we spend it.”