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One thing bothered me as a student. In the 1960s, human behavior was totally off limits for the biologist. There was animal behavior, then there was a long time nothing, after which came human behavior as a totally separate category best left to a different group of scientists.
— Frans de Waal
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Religion looms as large as an elephant in the United States, to the point that being nonreligious is about the biggest handicap a politician running for office can have, bigger than being gay, unmarried, thrice married, or black.
— Frans de Waal
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The enemy of science is not religion. Religion comes in endless shapes and forms... The true enemy is the substitution of thought, reflection, and curiosity with dogma.
— Frans de Waal
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Female bonobos form a strong sisterhood. They rule through female solidarity.
— Frans de Waal
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The primate laugh is given in playful contexts, and as such has a strong similarity to the human laugh.
— Frans de Waal
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We need to separate the process of evolution - which is, indeed, a self-serving process - and the actual motivations of animals.
— Frans de Waal
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