Ideas emerge when a part of the real or imagined world is studied for its own sake.
E. O. WILSONThere doesn’t seem to be any other way of creating the next green revolution without GMOs.
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We ought to recognize that religious strife is not the consequence of differences among people. It’s about conflicts between creation stories.
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We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom.
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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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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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Companies that are willing to share, to withhold in order to further the growth of the company.
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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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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.
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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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In many environments, take away the ants and there would be partial collapses in many of the land ecosystems.
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Because the living environment is what really sustains us.
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Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.
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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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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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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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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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