
“Determinism looks backwards to the causes of the present state, not forward to the consequences.”
Source: Genome (1999), Chapter 22 “Free Will” (p. 307)
“Determinism looks backwards to the causes of the present state, not forward to the consequences.”
Source: Genome (1999), Chapter 22 “Free Will” (p. 307)
“That life is chemistry is true but boring, like saying that football is physics.”
Source: Genome (1999), Chapter 1 “Life” (p. 15)
“The politicisation of the issue has had absurd results.”
Source: Genome (1999), Chapter 18 “Cures” (p. 253; referring to genetic engineering)
“Judges were never very good at science.”
Source: Genome (1999), Chapter 9 “Disease” (p. 136)
“If you still thought evolution was about the good of the species, stop thinking so right now.”
Source: Genome (1999), Chapter X and Y “Conflict” (p. 113)
“In egalitarian societies, genes matter more.”
Source: Genome (1999), Chapter 6 “Intelligence” (p. 86)
“No study of the causes of intelligence has failed to find a substantial heritability.”
Source: Genome (1999), Chapter 6 “Intelligence” (p. 82)