The
American biologist Edward Osborne Wilson known as "the father of
sociobiology" argues that the Earth is suffering "a death through a
thousand injuries" because of religion and that it should disappear for
the benefit of human progress.
In
the most recent edition of New Scientist , Wilson explained that his next book
would analyze the future of humans and Earth.
The
Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist warned that people had not yet realized that
the "tribal structure" had been destroying the planet with "a
thousand cuts," according to a partial transcript obtained by the
International Business Times.
The
Pulitzer, awarded by the University of Columbia, are annual awards for
newspapers, magazines and digital coverages. In newsrooms like The New York
Times and The Washington Post, the Pulitzer are considered the pinnacle of
every journalistic career.
"All
ideologies and religions have their own answers for the big questions, but
these are often linked as a dogma to some kind of tribe," he said.
"Religions in particular present supernatural elements that other tribes,
other religions, can not accept ... And every tribe, no matter how generous,
benign, loving and charitable, disparages all other tribes. What drags us is
religious faith ".
"Humans
all over the world have a strong tendency to wonder if a god is watching them
or not. Virtually all people wonder if they will have another life,
"Wilson continued. «These are the things that unite humanity».
But
he said that "the transcendent search has been hijacked by the tribal
religions."
"Then
I would say that, for the sake of human progress, the best we could do would be
to diminish, to the point of eliminating, religious religions. But certainly
not eliminating the natural yearnings of our species nor raising these big
questions ".
Wilson,
who was raised as a Baptist in Alabama, has said he "walked away"
from Christianity, but does not refer to himself as an atheist.