Evolutionary Quotes

321 quotes by 235 authors

From an evolutionary standpoint, human consciousness has not been around very long. A little light just went on after four and a half billion years.… — Elon Musk
When a trait is universal, evolutionary biologists look for a genetic explanation and wonder how that gene or genes might enhance survival or reproductive success. — Robin Marantz Henig
The evolutionary theory of senescence can be stated as follows: while bodies are not designed to fail, neither are they designed for extended operation. — S. Jay Olshansky
The culmination of all of that was the decision to start a company, which became Lotus, to do a product, which became 1-2-3. By the… — Mitch Kapor
Evolutionary biologists are not content merely to explain how variation occurs within limits, however. They aspire to answer a much broader question-which is how complex… — Phillip E. Johnson
Most of them are doomed to rapid extinction, but a few may make evolutionary inventions, such as physiological, ecological, or behavioral innovations that give these… — Ernst Mayr
Anyway, the title The War of the Insect Gods came before we had that ending, before we knew they had become gods. That we knew… — Michael O'Donoghue
I was taught over and over again that the accumulation of random mutations led to evolutionary change - led to new species. I believed it… — Lynn Margulis
The urgency to mate persists in all people as in all other mammals because of the evolutionary drive to continue the species, the inborn imperative… — Lynn Margulis
Visit a typical science classroom and you will discover far more than empirical facts being taught. The dominant worldview among scientific intellectuals is evolutionary naturalism,… — Nancy Pearcey
Though we come into the world with thousands of years of genetic data, the evolutionary process never stops. — Ruben Papian
Life is but a trivial game of hide and seek. A lucid dream of nothingness, but yet we want there to be something. There is… — Jeremy Limn
I can't think of anyone who is up on evolutionary psychology and related areas who is deluded enough to be called a utopian. — Keith Henson
Evolutionary biology is now uttering and seeking those forces that link us with all those that have being. — Adrian Forsyth
Nanotechnology will be responsible for the largest evolutionary change in mankind. Life as we know it 'will' become extinct. Humans will be cured. — Carl Stoynoff
Obviously there have been some very poor uses of evolution in the 20th century. Social Darwinism for instance and we point out in the book… — Greg Graffin
American tohught re: spiritual evolutionI don't think we can say it's actually so new but I think evolutionary evolution American style is something that is… — Julia
You are the result of 4 billion years of evolutionary success. Act like it! — Rachel Memon
The history of the People is one of cooperation, collectivity, and living in balance. The history of the Indians is one of being attacked and… — John Trudell
The amazing excellence revealed in the creative work of God is forfeited to a very large degree if we abandon the days of creation in… — John Macarthur

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