Pinker — “It’s natural to think that living things must…”

Source: (no source given) — Steven Pinker

From: Steven Pinker — Quotes

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It’s natural to think that living things must be the handiwork of a designer. But it was also natural to think that the sun went around the earth. Overcoming naive impressions to figure out how things really work is one of humanity’s highest callings.

[Can You Believe in God and Evolution? Time Magazine, August 7, 2005]