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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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The education of women is the best way to save the environment.
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By any reasonable measure of achievement, the faith of the Enlightenment thinkers in science was justified.
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There is no better high than discovery.
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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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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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This is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us.
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If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way.
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