Science for its part will test relentlessly every assumption about the human condition.
E. O. WILSONIf 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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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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By any reasonable measure of achievement, the faith of the Enlightenment thinkers in science was justified.
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We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom.
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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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Ants have the most complicated social organization on earth next to humans.
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Because the living environment is what really sustains us.
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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.
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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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The one process now going on that will take millions of years to correct is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats.
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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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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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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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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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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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People respect nonfiction but they read novels.
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