I do not believe in a god who has or had a human form and to whom I owe my existence. I believe it is the man who created God in his image and not th… - Richard Leakey

It appears that the evolutionary process promotes its own progress: learning about the environment (which demands a certain intelligence) means living in a stable social mileau (which demands at least an equal and possibly a greater intelligence); as social intelligence increases, so too will the ability to learn; this in turn encourages an even longer social apprenticeship; and longer group living leads to more social intelligence.

I'm known for speaking my mind, a trait I probably inherited from my parents, Louis and Mary Leakey—neither of whom was renowned for tact.

It is impossible to imagine existence in the absence of subjective sensation we call reflective consciousness.