Dutch - Scientist | October 29, 1948 -
I was raised Catholic. Not just a little bit Catholic, like my wife, Catherine. When she was young, many Catholics in France already barely went to church, except for the big three: baptism, marriage, and funeral. And only the middle one was by choice.
Frans de Waal
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I was too restless as a boy to sit through an entire mass. It was akin to aversion training. I looked at it like a puppet show with a totally predictable story line. The only aspect I really liked was the music.
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Dogmatists have one advantage: they are poor listeners.
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The sturdiest pillars of human morality are compassion and a sense of justice.
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