“Most of the dogmatic religions have exhibited a perverse talent for taking the wrong side on the most important concepts in the material universe, from the structure of the solar system to the origin of man.” MenImportantUniverseSidesTalentMaterialsConceptsStructureSolar SystemDogmaticOrigin Of Man Author:George Gaylord Simpson
“Man stands alone in the universe, a unique product of a long, unconscious, impersonal, material process with unique understanding and potentialities. These he owes to no one but himself, and it is to himself that he is responsible. He is not the creature of uncontrollable and undeterminable forces, but is his own master. He can and must decide and manage his own destiny.” MenLongUniverseForceProcessUnderstandingDestinyAtheismMaterialsMastersProductsCreaturesUniqueResponsiblePositive AtheismManageUnconsciousStand AloneUncontrollable Book:Life of the past: an introduction to paleontology Source: Life of the past: an introduction to paleontology
“Recognition of this kinship with the rest of the universe is necessary for understanding him, but his essential nature is defined by qualities found nowhere else, not by those he has in common with apes, fishes, trees, fire, or anything other than himself.” UniverseFoundUnderstandingCommonQualityFireTreeEssentialsFishesDefinedRecognitionApesKinshipUnderstanding Him Book:The Meaning of Evolution: A Study of the History of Life and of Its Significance for Man Source: The Meaning of Evolution: A Study of the History of Life and of Its Significance for Man