Simon Conway Morris I think the intellectual consistency of Christianity in historical evidence is frankly overwhelming, but my materialist colleagues regard me as a slightly sad case. – Simon Conway Morris
Simon Conway Morris The fact that some things are mysterious or that they touch on mystery isn’t in some way a capitulation, and one should realize that there are some things that we may never understand and, to that extent, should be humbled by that. – Simon Conway Morris
Simon Conway Morris Scientists have wonderfully explained the organization of the universe, but that’s really all it claims to do, and I think it does that very successfully. – Simon Conway Morris
Simon Conway Morris As a number of people have stressed over the years, I think it would be premature to assume science itself will explain everything. – Simon Conway Morris
Simon Conway Morris One can say with reasonable confidence that the likelihood of something analogous to a human evolving is really pretty high. – Simon Conway Morris
Simon Conway Morris I would argue that in any habitable zone that doesn’t boil or freeze, intelligent life is going to emerge because intelligence is convergent. – Simon Conway Morris
Simon Conway Morris Pikaia is a missing link because, of all chordates, it’s probably the most primitive. – Simon Conway Morris
Simon Conway Morris The manner in which life constructs itself must be dealing with some other principle which we’ve failed to identify. – Simon Conway Morris
Simon Conway Morris Ethics are pre-determined and a matter of discovery, not a evolved concept. – Simon Conway Morris
Simon Conway Morris I don’t think an alien will be a blob. If aliens are out there they should have evolved just like us. They should have eyes and be walking on two legs. In short if there is any life out there then it is likely to be very similar to us. – Simon Conway Morris
Simon Conway Morris It is my opinion that human history can make no sense unless evil doings are recognized for what they are, and that they are bearable only if somehow they may be redeemed. – Simon Conway Morris
