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Ants make up two-thirds of the biomass of all the insects. There are millions of species of organisms and we know almost nothing about them.
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All Ant Biomass Insect Make Third Two
Ideas emerge when a part of the real or imagined world is studied for its own sake.
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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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Alive Ancestor Another Essential Humanity Intellectual Keep Large Purpose Sacred Sense
The essence of humanity’s spiritual dilemma is that we evolved genetically to accept one truth and discovered another. Is there a way to erase the dilemma, to resolve the contradictions between the transcendentalist and the empiricist world views?
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Accept Another Dilemma Discover Essence Evolve Genitival Humanity One Spiritual Truth
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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Among Conflict Consequence Creation Ought People Difference Recognize Story Strife
If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way.
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Another Committed Fail Find Forgive Guy Lost Quest Those
I tend to believe that religious dogma is a consequence of evolution.
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Believe Consequence Dogma Evolution Religious Tend
Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds… is not productive.
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Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure.
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Aim Alone Behave Endure Failure High Honorably Prepare Time
An individual ant, even though it has a brain about a millionth of a size of a human being’s, can learn a maze; the kind we use is a simple rat maze in a laboratory. They can learn it about one-half as fast as a rat.
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Individual versus group selection results in a mix of altruism and selfishness, of virtue and sin, among the members of a society.
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Altruism Among Group Individual Member Mix Selfishness Society Versus Virtue
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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Atmosphere Better Democratic End Principle Product Win
If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago.
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Ago All Back Dispaper Equilibrium Exust Mankind Regenerate Richm State Thousand World Year
Competing is intense among humans, and within a group, selfish individuals always win. But in contests between groups, groups of altruists always beat groups of selfish individuals.
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Altruist Always Among Beat Compete Contest Group Human Individual Intense Selfish Win
Every kid has a bug period… I never grew out of mine.
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Bug Every Grew Kid never Out Period
If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.
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