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E. O. Wilson Quotes

E. O. Wilson quotes about earth

American Scientist June 10, 1929

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Another principle that I believe can be justified by scientific evidence so far is that nobody is going to emigrate from this planet not ever....It will be far cheaper, and entail no risk to human life, to explore space with robots. The technology is already well along....the real thrill will be in learning in detail what is out there...It is an especially dangerous delusion if we see emigration into space as a solution to be taken when we have used up this planet....Earth, by the... E. O. Wilson
Humanity is a biological species, living in a biological environment, because like all species, we are exquisitely adapted in everything: from our behavior, to our genetics, to our physiology, to that particular environment in which we live. The earth is our home. Unless we preserve the rest of life, as a sacred duty, we will be endangering ourselves by destroying the home in which we evolved, and on which we completely depend. E. O. Wilson
We don't need to clear the 4 to 6 percent of the Earth's surface remaining in tropical rain forests, with most of the animal and plant species living there. E. O. Wilson
'The Creation' presents an argument for saving biological diversity on Earth. Most of the book is for as broad an audience as possible. E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson quote: "Ants have the most complicated social organization on earth..."
Ants have the most complicated social organization on earth next to humans. E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson quote: "The human juggernaut is permanently eroding Earth's ancient..."
The human juggernaut is permanently eroding Earth's ancient biosphere. E. O. Wilson

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