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.
E. O. WILSONWhen you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them all.
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Willing to try to get a better atmosphere through a demonstration of democratic principles, fairness and cooperation, a better product, those will win in the end.
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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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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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I 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.
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The world depends on fungi, because they are major players in the cycling of materials and energy around the world.
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Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science.
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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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If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.
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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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Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds… is not productive.
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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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Ants have the most complicated social organization on earth next to humans.
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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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In many environments, take away the ants and there would be partial collapses in many of the land ecosystems.
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