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.
E. O. WILSONI tend to believe that religious dogma is a consequence of evolution.
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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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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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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If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.
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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 education of women is the best way to save the environment.
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Science for its part will test relentlessly every assumption about the human condition.
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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 those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way.
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By any reasonable measure of achievement, the faith of the Enlightenment thinkers in science was justified.
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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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Companies that are willing to share, to withhold in order to further the growth of the company.
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Because the living environment is what really sustains us.
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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.
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