One thing I did was grow up as an ardent naturalist. I never grew out of my bug period.
E. O. WILSONPolitical ideology can corrupt the mind, and science.
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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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Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds… is not productive.
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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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We have decommissioned natural selection and must now look deep within ourselves and decide what we wish to become.
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We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity.
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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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I tend to believe that religious dogma is a consequence of evolution.
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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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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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Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science.
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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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Religious beliefs evolved by group-selection, tribe competing against tribe, and the illogic of religions is not a weakness but their essential strength.
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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.
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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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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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