"Evolution is true, it happens, it is the……" — Simon Conway Morris
"Evolution is true, it happens, it is the way the world is, and we too are one of its products. This does not mean that evolution does not have metaphysical implications; I remain convinced that this is the case."
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12 Quotes by Simon Conway Morris
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On a perfect planet such as might be acceptable to a physicist, one might predict that from its origin the…
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It is my opinion that human history can make no sense unless evil doings are recognized for what they are,…
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The Burgess Shale is not unique, but for those who study evolution and fossils it has become something of an…
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I am driven to observe of the ultra-Darwinists the following features as symptomatic. First, to my eyes, is their almost…
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Richard Dawkins is arguably England's most pious atheist.
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When discussing organic evolution the only point of agreement seems to be: ‘It happened.’ Thereafter, there is little consensus, which…
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I dont think an alien will be a blob. If aliens are out there they should have evolved just like…
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Scientists don't believe anything.Scientists test things.
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If there were a clear prospect that such evils were part of a barbarian past, then at least we might…
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By obtaining a sense of its place in the unfolding drama of life, set in an ecological theatre, so we…
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It is difficult to imagine evolution in alien planets operating in any manner other than Darwinian.
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