I tend to believe that religious dogma is a consequence of evolution.
E. O. WILSONNature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.
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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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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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Jehovah had nothing to say to Moses and the others about the care of the planet. He had plenty to say about tribal loyalty and conquest.
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Every kid has a bug period… I never grew out of mine.
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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 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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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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Because the living environment is what really sustains us.
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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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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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There is no better high than discovery.
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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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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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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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Perhaps the time has come to cease calling it the ‘environmentalist’ view, as though it were a lobbying effort outside the mainstream of human activity, and to start calling it the real-world view.
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