Because the living environment is what really sustains us.
E. O. WILSONWe are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom.
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Every major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and none ever flourished by tolerating its rivals.
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Religious beliefs evolved by group-selection, tribe competing against tribe, and the illogic of religions is not a weakness but their essential strength.
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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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In many environments, take away the ants and there would be partial collapses in many of the land ecosystems.
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure.
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In some ways, I had a traditional ‘old South’ upbringing, meaning that I spent some time in a military school, and acquired an
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Companies that are willing to share, to withhold in order to further the growth of the company.
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This is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us.
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Well, let me tell you, ants are the dominant insects. They make up as much as a quarter of the biomass of all insects in the world. They are the principal predators. They’re the cemetery workers.
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Science for its part will test relentlessly every assumption about the human condition.
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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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One thing I did was grow up as an ardent naturalist. I never grew out of my bug period.
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People respect nonfiction but they read novels.
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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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