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Konrad Lorenz Quotes

Evil, by definition, is that which endangers the good, and the good is what we perceive as a value Picture Quote #1

Historians will have to face the fact that natural selection determined the evolution of cultures in the same manner as it did that of species Picture Quote #1

I have found the missing link between the higher ape and civilized man; it is we Picture Quote #1

Most of the vices and mortal sins condemned today correspond to inclinations that were purely adaptive or at least harmless in primitive man Picture Quote #1

Truth in science can be defined as the working hypothesis best suited to open the way to the next better one Picture Quote #1

We had better dispense with the personification of evil, because it leads, all too easily, to the most dangerous kind of war: religious war Picture Quote #1

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I see the creative accomplishments of which highly gifted humans are capable as special cases of the universal creative process, that game played by everyone against everyone else, from which wells up all that has never been before Picture Quote #1

The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift demanding no less binding moral responsibilities than the friendship of a human being Picture Quote #1

Natural selection does not give any preference at all to anything that, in the long run, could be advantageous for the species but blindly rewards everything that, momentarily, affords greater procreative success Picture Quote #1

The human mind, in taking us down the path of technocracy, has become the adversary of life itself and collaterally the adversary of the human soul Picture Quote #1

One of the most dangerously vicious circles menacing the continued existence of all mankind arises through that grim striving for the highest possible position within the ranked order, in other words, the reckless pursuit of power which combines with an insatiable greed of neurotic proportions that the results of acquired power confer Picture Quote #1

The truth about an animal is far more exciting and altogether more beautiful than all the myths woven about it Picture Quote #1

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Philosophers are people who know less and less about more and more, until they know nothing about everything. Scientists are people who know more and more about less and less, until they know everything about nothing Picture Quote #1

Most people have forgotten how to live with living creatures, with living systems and that, in turn, is the reason why man, whenever he comes into contact with nature, threatens to kill the natural system in which and from which he live Picture Quote #1

There is no faith which has never yet been broken, except that of a truly faithful dog Picture Quote #1

In nature we find not only that which is expedient, but also everything which is not so inexpedient as to endanger the existence of the species Picture Quote #1

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Evil, by definition, is that which endangers the good, and the good is what we perceive as a value (Konrad Lorenz Quotes) Historians will have to face the fact that natural selection determined the evolution of cultures in the same manner as it did that of species (Konrad Lorenz Quotes) I have found the missing link between the higher ape and civilized man; it is we (Konrad Lorenz Quotes) Most of the vices and mortal sins condemned today correspond to inclinations that were purely adaptive or at least harmless in primitive man (Konrad Lorenz Quotes) Truth in science can be defined as the working hypothesis best suited to open the way to the next better one (Konrad Lorenz Quotes) We had better dispense with the personification of evil, because it leads, all too easily, to the most dangerous kind of war: religious war (Konrad Lorenz Quotes) I see the creative accomplishments of which highly gifted humans are capable as special cases of the universal creative process, that game played by everyone against everyone else, from which wells up all that has never been before (Konrad Lorenz Quotes) The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift demanding no less binding moral responsibilities than the friendship of a human being (Konrad Lorenz Quotes) Natural selection does not give any preference at all to anything that, in the long run, could be advantageous for the species but blindly rewards everything that, momentarily, affords greater procreative success (Konrad Lorenz Quotes) The human mind, in taking us down the path of technocracy, has become the adversary of life itself and collaterally the adversary of the human soul (Konrad Lorenz Quotes) One of the most dangerously vicious circles menacing the continued existence of all mankind arises through that grim striving for the highest possible position within the ranked order, in other words, the reckless pursuit of power which combines with an insatiable greed of neurotic proportions that the results of acquired power confer (Konrad Lorenz Quotes) The truth about an animal is far more exciting and altogether more beautiful than all the myths woven about it (Konrad Lorenz Quotes) Philosophers are people who know less and less about more and more, until they know nothing about everything. Scientists are people who know more and more about less and less, until they know everything about nothing (Konrad Lorenz Quotes) Most people have forgotten how to live with living creatures, with living systems and that, in turn, is the reason why man, whenever he comes into contact with nature, threatens to kill the natural system in which and from which he live (Konrad Lorenz Quotes) There is no faith which has never yet been broken, except that of a truly faithful dog (Konrad Lorenz Quotes) In nature we find not only that which is expedient, but also everything which is not so inexpedient as to endanger the existence of the species (Konrad Lorenz Quotes)

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