Ants make up two-thirds of the biomass of all the insects. There are millions of species of organisms and we know almost nothing about them.
E. O. WILSONThis is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us.
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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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This is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us.
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Change will come slowly, across generations, because old beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false.
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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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If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.
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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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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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If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way.
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When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them all.
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It’s always been a great survival value for people to believe they belong to a superior tribe. That’s just in human relationships.
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Because the living environment is what really sustains us.
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The education of women is the best way to save the environment.
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There is no better high than discovery.
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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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