Ants have the most complicated social organization on earth next to humans.
E. O. WILSON- If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way.
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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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Ants have the most complicated social organization on earth next to humans.
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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.
E. O. WILSONIf 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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I tend to believe that religious dogma is a consequence of evolution.
E. O. WILSONI tend to believe that religious dogma is a consequence of evolution.
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When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them all.
E. O. WILSONWhen you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them all.
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If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.
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Religious belief itself is an adaptation that has evolved because we’re hard-wired to form tribalistic religions.
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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.
E. O. WILSONYou 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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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.
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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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 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.
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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One thing I did was grow up as an ardent naturalist. I never grew out of my bug period.
E. O. WILSONOne thing I did was grow up as an ardent naturalist. I never grew out of my bug period.
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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.
E. O. WILSONIt’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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Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds… is not productive.
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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Religious beliefs evolved by group-selection, tribe competing against tribe, and the illogic of religions is not a weakness but their essential strength.
E. O. WILSONReligious 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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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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Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.
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