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E. O. Wilson Quotes

E. O. Wilson quotes

American Scientist June 10, 1929

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E. O. Wilson quote: "Religious belief itself is an adaptation that has evolved..."
Religious belief itself is an adaptation that has evolved because we're hard-wired to form tribalistic religions. E. O. Wilson
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. E. O. Wilson
Well, let me tell you, ants are the dominant insects. They make up as much as a quarter of the biomass of all insects in the world. They are the principal predators. They're the cemetery workers. E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson quote: "In many environments, take away the ants and there would be..."
In many environments, take away the ants and there would be partial collapses in many of the land ecosystems. E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson quote: "Because the living environment is what really sustains us."
Because the living environment is what really sustains us. E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson quote: "Let us see how high we can fly before the sun melts the wax in..."
Let us see how high we can fly before the sun melts the wax in our wings. E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson quote: "All three of the Abrahamic religions were born and nurtured in..."
All three of the Abrahamic religions were born and nurtured in arid, disturbed environments. E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson quote: "There doesn't seem to be any other way of creating the next..."
There doesn't seem to be any other way of creating the next green revolution without GMOs. E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson quote: "Our brain is mapping the world. Often that map is distorted,..."
Our brain is mapping the world. Often that map is distorted, but it's a map with constant immediate sensory input. E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson quote: "One planet, one experiment."
One planet, one experiment. E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson quote: "Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but..."
Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong. E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson quote: "The ant world is a tumult, a noisy world of pheromones being..."
The ant world is a tumult, a noisy world of pheromones being passed back and forth. E. O. Wilson
I will be brief. Not nearly so brief as Salvador Dal, who gave the world's shortest speech. He said, 'I will be so brief I am already finished' and sat down. E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson quote: "A society that condemns homosexuality harms itself. (254)"
A society that condemns homosexuality harms itself. (254) E. O. Wilson
Ants make up two-thirds of the biomass of all the insects. There are millions of species of organisms and we know almost nothing about them. E. O. Wilson

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