Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.

Quote by E O Wilson

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By any reasonable measure of achievement, the faith of the Enlightenment thinkers in science was...

By any reasonable measure of achievement, the faith of the Enlightenment thinkers in science was...

Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong.

Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong.

We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it...

We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it...

Even as empiricism is winning the mind, transcendentalism continues to win the heart.

Even as empiricism is winning the mind, transcendentalism continues to win the heart.

Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies....

Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies....

You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for...

You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for...

The historical circumstance of interest is that the tropical rain forests have persisted over broad...

The historical circumstance of interest is that the tropical rain forests have persisted over broad...

The essence of humanity's spiritual dilemma is that we evolved genetically to accept one truth...

The essence of humanity's spiritual dilemma is that we evolved genetically to accept one truth...

When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them...

When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them...

To the extent that philosophical positions both confuse us and close doors to further inquiry,...

To the extent that philosophical positions both confuse us and close doors to further inquiry,...

If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state...

If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state...

Perhaps the time has come to cease calling it the environmentalist view, as though it...

Perhaps the time has come to cease calling it the environmentalist view, as though it...

Every major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and...

Every major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and...

Theology made no provision for evolution. The biblical authors had missed the most important revelation...

Theology made no provision for evolution. The biblical authors had missed the most important revelation...

People need a sacred narrative. They must have a sense of larger purpose, in one...

People need a sacred narrative. They must have a sense of larger purpose, in one...

It's like having astronomy without knowing where the stars are.

It's like having astronomy without knowing where the stars are.

The human mind evolved to believe in the gods. It did not evolve to believe...

The human mind evolved to believe in the gods. It did not evolve to believe...

A very Faustian choice is upon us: whether to accept our corrosive and risky behavior...

A very Faustian choice is upon us: whether to accept our corrosive and risky behavior...

There is no better high than discovery.

There is no better high than discovery.

If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will...

If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will...