Frans de Waal Quotes About Belief

Quotes about: Belief

• Perhaps it's just me, but I am wary of any persons whose belief system is the only thing standing between them and repulsive behavior.

  Frans de Waal

  Belief, Behavior, Persons

  Frans de Waal (2013). “The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates”, p.5, W. W. Norton & Company

• Religions have a strong binding function and a cohesive element. They emphasize the primacy of the community as opposed to the individual, and they also help set one community apart from another that doesn't share their beliefs.

  Frans de Waal

  Strong, Community, Atheism

• Contrary to general belief, humans imitate apes more than the reverse. The sight of monkeys or apes induces an irresistible urge in people to jump up and down, exaggeratedly scratch themselves and holler in a way that must make the primates wonder how this otherwise so intelligent species has come to depend on such inferior means of communication.

  Frans de Waal

  Communication, Mean, Intelligent

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