Luther Burbank Professions : Botanist Born : March 7, 1849 Died : April 11, 1926 Browse All Authors Top 66 quotes by Luther Burbank The lure of happiness and the fear of pain . . . are the two forces which have through untold millenniums kept what we usually call life from destruction by the ever encroaching outside forces of destruction. Luther Burbank destruction pain two Religion grows with the intelligence of man, but all religions of the past and probably all of the future will sooner or later become petrified forms instead of living helps to mankind. Until that time comes, however, if religion of any name or nature makes man more happy, comfortable, and able to live peaceably with his brothers, it is good. Luther Burbank brother men past I am an infidel. I know what an infidel is, and that's what I am. Luther Burbank infidel positive-atheism atheism And to think of this great country in danger of being dominated by people ignorant enough to take a few ancient Babylonian legends as the canons of modern culture. Our scientific men are paying for their failure to speak out earlier. There is no use now talking evolution to these people. Their ears are stuffed with Genesis. Luther Burbank men country thinking Bryan - a great friend of mine, by the way - had a Neanderthal type of head, Burbank says. As to Riley, he has not even the oratorical skill of Bryan. The whole movement is based on the poor whites of the south. Luther Burbank neanderthals atheism skills What is the use of assuring Fundamentalists that science is compatible with religion. They retort at once, Certainly not with our religion. Luther Burbank retorts atheism use Similar Authors Asa Gray botanist Albert Howard botanist Douglas Houghton Campbell botanist Donald C. Peattie botanist David Fairchild botanist David Douglas botanist All Authors