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The world depends on fungi, because they are major players in the cycling of materials and energy around the world.

~E. O. Wilson

Topics: Around Because Cycling Depends Energy Major Materials Players World

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Ants are the leading removers of dead creatures on the land. And the rest of life is substantially dependent upon them.

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Topics: Ants Creatures Dead Dependent Land Leading Life Rest Substantially Them

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In many environments, take away the ants and there would be partial collapses in many of the land ecosystems.

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Topics: Ants Away Ecosystems Environments Land Many Partial Take Would

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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

Topics: About Care Conquest Had He Jehovah Loyalty Moses Nothing Others Planet Plenty Say Tribal

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True character arises from a deeper well than religion.

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Topics: Arises Character Deeper Religion Than True True Character Well

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But once the ants and termites jumped the high barrier that prevents the vast variety of evolving animal groups from becoming fully social, they dominated the world.

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Topics: Animal Ants Barrier Becoming Dominated Evolving Fully Groups High Once Prevents Social Variety Vast World

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Religious beliefs evolved by group-selection, tribe competing against tribe, and the illogic of religions is not a weakness but their essential strength.

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Topics: Against Beliefs Competing Essential Evolved Religions Religious Religious Beliefs Strength Tribe Weakness

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In some ways, I had a traditional 'old South' upbringing, meaning that I spent some time in a military school, and acquired an inoculum of the military ethic that is still with me today: honor, duty, loyalty.

~E. O. Wilson

Topics: Acquired Duty Ethic Had Honor Loyalty Me Meaning Military Old School Some South Spent Still Time Today Traditional Upbringing Ways

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The historical circumstance of interest is that the tropical rain forests have persisted over broad parts of the continents since their origins as stronghold of the flowering plants 150 million years ago.

~E. O. Wilson

Topics: Broad Circumstance Continents Flowering Forests Historical Interest Million Million Years Origins Over Parts Plants Rain Since Tropical Years Years Ago

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To the extent that philosophical positions both confuse us and close doors to further inquiry, they are likely to be wrong.

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Topics: Both Close Confuse Doors Extent Further Inquiry Likely Philosophical Positions Us Wrong

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: June 10th, 1929

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