“The greater part of the
conscious thinking of a philosopher is secretly influenced by his
instincts, and forced into definite channels. And behind all logic
and its seeming sovereignty of movement, there are valuations, or to
speak more plainly, physiological demands, for the maintenance of a
definite mode of life.” Nietzsche
"The genes hold
culture on a leash. The leash is very long, but inevitably values
will be constrained in accordance with their effects on the human
gene pool. The brain is a product of evolution. Human behavior . .is
the circuitous technique by which human genetic material has been and
will be kept intact. Morality has no other demonstrable ultimate
function." Edward O. Wilson
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