Edward Osborne Wilson (born June 10, 1929), usually cited as E. O. Wilson, is an American biologist, researcher (sociobiology, biodiversity, island biogeography), theorist (consilience, biophilia), naturalist (conservationist) and author. His biological specialty is myrmecology, the study of ants, on which he is considered to be the world's leading expert.
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It's obvious that the key problem facing humanity in the coming century is how to bring a better quality of life - for 8 billion or more people - without wrecking the environment entirely in the attempt.
The one process now going on that will take millions of years to correct is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats. This is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us.
Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
America in particular imposes an horrendous burden on the world. We have this wonderful standard of living, but it comes at enormous cost.
Individual versus group selection results in a mix of altruism and selfishness of virtue and sin among the members of a society.
If those committed to the quest fail they will be forgiven. When lost they will find another way. The moral imperative of humanism is the endeavor alone whether successful or not provided the effort is honorable and failure memorable.
The variety of genes on the planet in viruses exceeds or is likely to exceed that in all of the rest of life combined.