There doesn’t seem to be any other way of creating the next green revolution without GMOs.
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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Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds… is not productive.
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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.
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Competing is intense among humans, and within a group, selfish individuals always win. But in contests between groups, groups of altruists always beat groups of selfish individuals.
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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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Science for its part will test relentlessly every assumption about the human condition.
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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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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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In many environments, take away the ants and there would be partial collapses in many of the land ecosystems.
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Ants are the leading removers of dead creatures on the land. And the rest of life is substantially dependent upon them.
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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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True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
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If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.
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People respect nonfiction but they read novels.
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One thing I did was grow up as an ardent naturalist. I never grew out of my bug period.
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A very Faustian choice is upon us: whether to accept our corrosive and risky behavior as the unavoidable price of population and economic growth, or to take stock of ourselves and search for a new environmental ethic.
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