Jamie Smith

“The first form of culture is agriculture. It is when man settles down to till the soil and lay up provisions for the uncertain future that he finds time and reason to be civilized.”
― Will Durant, Our Oriental Heritage

“Science and religion...have been perennially at war. The one studies nature and produces progress. The other explores supernature and produces confusion and darkness. In fact, progress is directly proportionate to the victory of naturalism over supernaturalism.”
― William Irvine, Apes, Angels and Victorians: The Story of Darwin, Huxley, and Evolution

“CIVILIZATION is social order promoting cultural creation. Four elements constitute it: economic provision, political organization, moral traditions, and the pursuit of knowledge and the arts. It begins where chaos and insecurity end. For when fear is overcome, curiosity and constructiveness are free, and man passes by natural impulse towards the understanding and embellishment of life.”
― Will Durant, Our Oriental Heritage

“Life blindly breeds, battles, and slaughters its way up to mind and rationality”
― William Irvine, Apes, Angels and Victorians: The Story of Darwin, Huxley, and Evolution