Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies. I owe them a great debt, because they redoubled my energies and drove me in new directions.
E. O. WILSONThe 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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Change will come slowly, across generations, because old beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false.
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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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If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way.
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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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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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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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An individual ant, even though it has a brain about a millionth of a size of a human being’s, can learn a maze; the kind we use is a simple rat maze in a laboratory. They can learn it about one-half as fast as a rat.
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You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best, however hard the path.
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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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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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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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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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Persist! The world needs all you can give.
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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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Our brain is mapping the world. Often that map is distorted, but it’s a map with constant immediate sensory input.
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