Viewed from an evolutionary perspective, mind is not the cause of the order in nature; mind is an example of the order in nature - something to be ex… - Steve Stewart-Williams

The idea that the Biblical stories are symbolic is charitable to the point of absurdity. What would we think of a university professor who, happening upon unambiguous errors in a favourite student’s work, concluded that the student was speaking symbolically and awarded top marks?

Psychology has made a lot less progress than it could have because too many psychologists know too little about other animals.

Thus, a curious fact about natural selection is that, even though it’s a completely mindless process – a process without foresight or understanding – it has given rise to creatures that have minds, that have foresight, and that even have some basic understanding of the universe of which they’re a part.