Thursday 18th December 2008

Edward Osborne Wilson: “… The power of science does not depend on scientists but on the method. The strength, but also the beauty, of the scientific method is all in its simplicity … It is not the genes that determine human nature. They are not cultural universals, like incest taboos, rites of passage and the myths of creation. These are products of human nature. Human nature consists rather in the hereditary rules of mental development … “.

Edoardo Boncinelli: “(The method of Edward O. Wilson is the egg of Columbus): a cross-checking of each statement, regardless of who does it, even if the speaker is a universally recognized genius”.

Thursday, December 18th. Night. The nocturne snaked on the quilt.

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