Robert Wright

“We are built to be effective animals, not happy ones.”

― Robert Wright

“natural selection didn’t design your mind to see the world clearly; it designed your mind to have perceptions and beliefs that would help take care of your genes.”

― Robert Wright

“...human beings are a species splendid in their array of moral equipment, tragic in their propensity to misuse it, and pathetic in their ignorance of the misuse.”

― Robert Wright

“Your brain may give birth to any technology, but other brains will decide whether the technology thrives. The number of possible technologies is infinite, and only a few pass this test of affinity with human nature.”

― Robert Wright

“the conscious self doesn’t create thoughts; it receives them.”

― Robert Wright

"Like a lawyer, the human brain wants victory, not truth; and, like a lawyer, it is sometimes more admirable for skill than virtue."

― Robert Wright

"In the great non zero sum games of history, if you're part of the problem, then you'll likely be a victim of the solution."

― Robert Wright