Our brain is mapping the world. Often that map is distorted, but it’s a map with constant immediate sensory input.
E. O. WILSONIt’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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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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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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True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
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I had reached a point in my career in which I was ready to try something new in my writing, and the idea of a novel has always been in the back of my mind.
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By any reasonable measure of achievement, the faith of the Enlightenment thinkers in science was justified.
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When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them all.
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Every major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and none ever flourished by tolerating its rivals.
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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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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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If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.
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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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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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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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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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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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