Ants are the leading removers of dead creatures on the land. And the rest of life is substantially dependent upon them.
E. O. WILSONScience and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds… is not productive.
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The variety of genes on the planet in viruses exceeds, or is likely to exceed, that in all of the rest of life combined.
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Change will come slowly, across generations, because old beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false.
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We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity.
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Persist! The world needs all you can give.
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True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
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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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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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Theology made no provision for evolution. The biblical authors had missed the most important revelation of all! Could it be that they were not really privy to the thoughts of God?
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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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Of course, there is no reconciliation between the theory of evolution by natural selection and the traditional religious view of the origin of the human mind.
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We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom.
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There is no better high than discovery.
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Every kid has a bug period… I never grew out of mine.
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Because the living environment is what really sustains us.
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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