Primitive Human Nature Quotes

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Abhijit Naskar
“I am no feminist. Even though the term "feminism" is founded upon the basic principle of gender equality, it possesses its own fundamental gender bias, which makes it inclined towards the wellbeing of women, over the wellbeing of the whole society. And if history has shown anything, it is that such fundamental biases in time corrupt even the most glorious ideas and give birth to prejudice, bigotry and differentiation.”
Abhijit Naskar, The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality

Abhijit Naskar
“Can you imagine, somebody telling you, your love for your dearly beloved is a sin! Can you imagine, somebody telling you, women are inferior to men, and are meant only serve the men! Can you imagine, somebody telling you, a man can have multiple wives, and yet be deemed civilized! Here that somebody is a fundamentalist ape - a theoretical pest from the stone-age, that somehow managed to survive even amidst all the rise of reasoning and intellect.”
Abhijit Naskar, Either Civilized or Phobic: A Treatise on Homosexuality

Abhijit Naskar
“In a society of thinking humanity, it should always be, humans first, and then Gods, Krishna or otherwise.”
Abhijit Naskar, The Krishna Cancer

Abhijit Naskar
“Discriminations suit animals, not humans. And yet, the unfortunate reality is, it is the humans that discriminate each other on the grounds of imaginary labels, not the animals. This way, animals are more civilized than humans.”
Abhijit Naskar, Either Civilized or Phobic: A Treatise on Homosexuality

Abhijit Naskar
“Promoting promiscuity in this evolved and civilized society is actually like signing the Declaration, that says:
“I hereby renounce my membership of humankind, since I am neither human nor kind. I declare that I no longer belong to the modern human species, i.e. the Homo sapiens. From now on I shall be counted among the swingers of the animal kingdom, such as the bonobo or montane vole. I am simply an arrogant philandering savage.”
Abhijit Naskar, Wise Mating: A Treatise on Monogamy

Abhijit Naskar
“Sometimes, humanity surprises me with all its lack of control over the primordial urges. These innate urges are the biological traits that make us similar to the rest of the animal kingdom. But the modern qualities that make us superior to all the animals are intellect and self-control.”
Abhijit Naskar, Wise Mating: A Treatise on Monogamy

Abhijit Naskar
“The moment when humanity learns to tame all its primeval biases, only then it will be worth the title "Sapiens", not any earlier.”
Abhijit Naskar, The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality

Abhijit Naskar
“We no longer have any time to waste, entertaining our dark side. It is time we recognize those evil elements of our internal world and start working untiringly on eradicating them.”
Abhijit Naskar, The Bengal Tigress: A Treatise on Gender Equality

Abhijit Naskar
“Sin, blasphemy, heresy – all these are primitive ideas created by primitive creatures, unworthy of the title “human”.”
Abhijit Naskar, Either Civilized or Phobic: A Treatise on Homosexuality

Abhijit Naskar
“A civilization is built upon the edifice of genuine human minds, not the primitive and deluded minds of barbarian apes, who in most cases read one book of opinions written hundreds or thousands of years ago and think that they have factual answers to all the questions in the world.”
Abhijit Naskar, Either Civilized or Phobic: A Treatise on Homosexuality

Abhijit Naskar
“Philanderers and swingers can see nothing beyond the needs of their genitals. Sexual craving is a part of our biology, but it is not who we are.”
Abhijit Naskar, Wise Mating: A Treatise on Monogamy

Abhijit Naskar
“You can get the man out of stone-age, but not stone-age out of man.”
Abhijit Naskar, 7 Billion Gods: Humans Above All

Abhijit Naskar
“Trading caves for concrete isn't progress,
Trading spears for shotgun isn't advancement.
Trading animism for dollarism isn't growth,
Trading cannibalism for nationalism isn't upliftment.”
Abhijit Naskar, Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans

Abhijit Naskar
“Every atom in the world is teeming with lessons, but no atom is free from biases and predispositions.”
Abhijit Naskar, Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans

Etty Hillesum
“What is primitive in me is my warmth; I have a sort of primitive love and primitive sympathy for people, for all people.”
Etty Hillesum, An Interrupted Life: The Diaries, 1941-1943; and Letters from Westerbork