It's obvious that the key problem facing humanity in the coming century is how to bring a better … - E. O. Wilson

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E. O. Wilson

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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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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