Each of these [bacterial] species are masterpieces of evolution. Each has persisted for thousands to millions of years. … - E. O. Wilson

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It was strange how the heart clung to hope even when there was no reasonable basis for it, Morgan found. And how life went on.

E. O. Wilson

Each of these [bacterial] species are masterpieces of evolution. Each has persisted for thousands to millions of years. Each is exquisitely adapted to the environment in which it lives, interlocked with other species to form ecosystems upon which our own lives depend in ways we have not begun even to imagine.

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True character arises from a deeper well than religion.

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Humanity today is like a waking dreamer, caught between the fantasies of sleep and the chaos of the real world. The mind seeks but cannot find the precise place and hour. We have created a Star Wars civilization, with Stone Age emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology. We thrash about. We are terribly confused by the mere fact of our existence, and a danger to ourselves and to the rest of life.

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Each species is a masterpiece, a creation assembled with extreme care and genius.

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The ideal scientist thinks like a poet and works like a bookkeeper

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Humanity, in the desperate attempt to fit 8 billion or more people on the planet and give them a higher standard of living, is at risk of pushing the rest of life off the globe.

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