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E. O. Wilson Quotes

E. O. Wilson quotes

American Scientist June 10, 1929

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So in my freshman year at the University of Alabama, learning the literature on evolution, what was known about it biologically, just gradually transformed me by taking me out of literalism and increasingly into a more secular, scientific view of the world. E. O. Wilson
Jehovah had nothing to say to Moses and the others about the care of the planet. He had plenty to say about tribal loyalty and conquest. E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson quote: "By any reasonable measure of achievement, the faith of the..."
By any reasonable measure of achievement, the faith of the Enlightenment thinkers in science was justified. 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: "Even as empiricism is winning the mind, transcendentalism..."
Even as empiricism is winning the mind, transcendentalism continues to win the heart. E. O. Wilson
Jungles and grasslands are the logical destinations, and towns and farmland the labyrinths that people have imposed between them sometime in the past. I cherish the green enclaves accidentally left behind. E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson quote: "Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the..."
Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds... is not productive. E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson quote: "Karl Marx was right, socialism works, it is just that he had..."
Karl Marx was right, socialism works, it is just that he had the wrong species E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson quote: "Ideas emerge when a part of the real or imagined world is..."
Ideas emerge when a part of the real or imagined world is studied for its own sake. E. O. Wilson
A very Faustian choice is upon us: whether to accept our corrosive and risky behavior as the unavoidable price of population and economic growth, or to take stock of ourselves and search for a new environmental ethic. E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson quote: "If history and science have taught us anything, it is that..."
If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth. E. O. Wilson
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. E. O. Wilson
Companies that are willing to share, to withhold in order to further the growth of the company, 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. E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson quote: "For me, the peculiar qualities of faith are a logical outcome..."
For me, the peculiar qualities of faith are a logical outcome of this level of biological organization. E. O. Wilson
Real biologists who actually do the research will tell you that they almost never find a phenomenon, no matter how odd or irrelevant it looks when they first see it, that doesn't prove to serve a function. The outcome itself may be due to small accidents of evolution. E. O. Wilson

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