“ And we really should be considering the moral implications of what we're doing. What kind of a species are we that we treat the rest of life so cheaply? There are those who think that's the destiny of… Edward O. Wilson
“ The predisposition to religious belief is an ineradicable part of human behavior. Mankind has produced 100,000 religions. It is an illusion to think that scientific humanism and learning will dispel r… Edward 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… Edward O. Wilson
“ They travel long distances to stroll along the seashore, for reasons they can't put into words. Edward O. Wilson
“ [Scientific humanism is] the only worldview compatible with science's growing knowledge of the real world and the laws of nature. Edward O. Wilson
“ If there is danger in the human trajectory, it is not so much in the survival of our own species as in the fulfillment of the ultimate irony of organic evolution: that in the instant of achieving self… Edward O. Wilson
“ If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into c… Edward O. Wilson
“ I will argue that every scrap of biological diversity is priceless, to be learned and cherished, and never to be surrendered without a struggle. Edward O. Wilson
“ The best way to live in this real world is to free ourselves of demons and tribal gods. Edward O. Wilson
“ All my life I have placed great store in civility and good manners, practices I find scarce among the often hard-edged, badly socialized scientists with whom I associate. Tone of voice means a great d… Edward O. Wilson
“ 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 lif… Edward O. Wilson
“ We are a biological species arising from Earth’s biosphere as one adapted species among many; and however splendid our languages and cultures, however rich and subtle our minds, however vast our creat… Edward O. Wilson
“ The race is now on between the technoscientific and scientific forces that are destroying the living environment and those that can be harnessed to save it. . . . If the race is won, humanity can emer… Edward O. Wilson
“ [S]elfish members win within groups, but groups of altruists best groups of selfish members. (63) Edward O. Wilson
