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The moral imperative of humanism is the endeavor alone, whether successful or not, provided the effort is honorable and failure memorable.

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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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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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Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure.
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The two major challenges for the 21st century are to improve the economic situation of the majority and save as much of the planet as we can.
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What’s been gratifying is to live long enough to see molecular biology and evolutionary biology growing toward each other and uniting in research efforts.
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Biology Effort Toward Enough Gratifying Molecule Research
It’s obvious that the key problem facing humanity in the coming century is how to bring a better quality of life – for 8 billion or more people – without wrecking the environment entirely in the attempt.
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Attempt Better Bring Century Come Entirely Environment Face Humanity Key Obvious Problem Quality Wrecking
Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds… is not productive.
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Change will come slowly, across generations, because old beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false.
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Across Belief Change Come Demonstrate Even Fall Generation Hard Slowly
I tend to believe that religious dogma is a consequence of evolution.
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If we were to wipe out insects alone on this planet, the rest of life and humanity with it would mostly disappear from the land. Within a few months.
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Alone Disspaer Humanity Insect Land Life Mist Out Planet Rest Wipe
Ants are the dominant insects of the world, and they’ve had a great impact on habitats almost all over the land surface of the world for more than 50-million years.
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If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.
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I had reached a point in my career in which I was ready to try something new in my writing, and the idea of a novel has always been in the back of my mind.
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Always Back Carrer Mind New Point Reach Ready Something Write
Ants have the most complicated social organization on earth next to humans.
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By any reasonable measure of achievement, the faith of the Enlightenment thinkers in science was justified.
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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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