18 Quotes by Mark Pagel

Human cultural diversity is vast; the range of cultural practices, beliefs, and languages that we speak is vast.

No wonder the creationists don't believe the darwinian account.

It is an emotion that makes us act as if for the good of the group; an emotion that brings pleasure, pride, or even thrills from coordinated group activity.

[Language allows you] to implant a thought from your mind directly into someone else's mind, and they can attempt to do the same to you, without either of you having to perform surgery.

It might be inevitable that we have to confront the idea that our destiny is to be one world with one language.

We willingly accept and even embrace this mind control, and probably without even knowing it.

Each of you possesses the most powerful, dangerous and subversive trait that natural selection has ever devised. It's a piece of neural audio technology for rewiring other people's minds. I'm talking about your language.

Each of you possesses the most powerful, dangerous and subversive trait that natural selection has ever devised. It’s a piece of neural audio technology for rewiring other people’s minds. I’m talking about your language.

No wonder the creationists don’t believe the darwinian account.