"The essence of humanity's spiritual dilemma is that we evolved genetically to accept one truth and discovered another. Is there a way to erase the dilemma, to resolve the contradictions between the transcendentalist and the empiricist world views?"
- E. O. Wilson
About this Quote
This quote by E. O. Wilson speaks to the spiritual issue of mankind, which is that we have developed to accept one truth, however have found another. This creates a contradiction in between the transcendentalist and empiricist world views. Wilson is asking if there is a way to fix this problem and eliminate the contradiction. He is suggesting that there may be a way to reconcile the 2 views and discover a balance in between them. This might potentially result in a more unified understanding of the world and a more unified relationship in between mankind and deep space. Eventually, Wilson is asking if it is possible to discover a method to bridge the space in between the 2 views and produce a more unified understanding of the world.
This quote is written / told by E. O. Wilson between June 10, 1929 and December 26, 2021. He was a famous Scientist from USA.
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