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Once I feel I'm right, I have enjoyed provoking.

~E. O. Wilson

Topics: Enjoyed Feel Once Provoking Right I Feel

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Of course, there is no reconciliation between the theory of evolution by natural selection and the traditional religious view of the origin of the human mind.

~E. O. Wilson

Topics: Between Course Evolution Human Human Mind Mind Natural Natural Selection Origin Reconciliation Religious Selection Theory Traditional View

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I grew up as a Southern Baptist with strict adherence to the Bible, which I read as a youngster.

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Topics: Adherence Baptist Bible Grew Read Southern Strict Up Which Youngster

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It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer.

~E. O. Wilson

Topics: Difficult Nonfiction Novel Technique Think Writer Writing I Think

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In addition I wanted to write a Southern novel, because I'm a Southerner.

~E. O. Wilson

Topics: Addition Because Novel Southern Southerner Wanted Write

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I had reached a point in my career in which I was ready to try something new in my writing, and the idea of a novel has always been in the back of my mind.

~E. O. Wilson

Topics: Always Back Been Career Had Idea Mind New Novel Point Reached Ready Something Something New Try Which Writing

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In 2010, my two Harvard mathematician colleagues and I dismantled kin-selection theory, which was the reigning theory of the origin of altruism at the time.

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Topics: Altruism Colleagues Harvard Mathematician Origin Theory Time Two Which

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Competing is intense among humans, and within a group, selfish individuals always win. But in contests between groups, groups of altruists always beat groups of selfish individuals.

~E. O. Wilson

Topics: Always Among Beat Between Competing Contests Group Groups Humans Individuals Intense Selfish Win Within

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In my heart, I'm an Alabaman who went up north to work.

~E. O. Wilson

Topics: Heart North Up Who Work

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People respect nonfiction but they read novels.

~E. O. Wilson

Topics: Nonfiction Novels People Read Respect

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: June 10th, 1929

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