I’m very much a Christian in ideals and ethics, especially in terms of belief in fairness, a deep set obligation to others, and the virtues of charity, tolerance and generosity that we associate with traditional Christian teaching.
E. O. WILSONOne thing I did was grow up as an ardent naturalist. I never grew out of my bug period.
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When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them all.
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Every kid has a bug period… I never grew out of mine.
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Ants are the leading removers of dead creatures on the land. And the rest of life is substantially dependent upon them.
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We ought to recognize that religious strife is not the consequence of differences among people. It’s about conflicts between creation stories.
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People need a sacred narrative. They must have a sense of larger purpose, in one form or another, however intellectualized. They will find a way to keep ancestral spirits alive.
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In many environments, take away the ants and there would be partial collapses in many of the land ecosystems.
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One thing I did was grow up as an ardent naturalist. I never grew out of my bug period.
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People respect nonfiction but they read novels.
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The variety of genes on the planet in viruses exceeds, or is likely to exceed, that in all of the rest of life combined.
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There doesn’t seem to be any other way of creating the next green revolution without GMOs.
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Willing to try to get a better atmosphere through a demonstration of democratic principles, fairness and cooperation, a better product, those will win in the end.
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In some ways, I had a traditional ‘old South’ upbringing, meaning that I spent some time in a military school, and acquired an
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Religious beliefs evolved by group-selection, tribe competing against tribe, and the illogic of religions is not a weakness but their essential strength.
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Science for its part will test relentlessly every assumption about the human condition.
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Blind faith, no matter how passionately expressed, will not suffice.
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