#on

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. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#ants #barrier #becoming #dominated #evolving

For me, the peculiar qualities of faith are a logical outcome of this level of biological organization. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#faith #level #logical #me #organization

I had in mind a message, although I hope it doesn't intrude too badly, persuading Americans, and especially Southerners, of the critical importance of land and our vanishing natural environment and wildlife. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#badly #critical #environment #especially #had

I see no way out of the problems that organized religion and tribalism create other than humans just becoming more honest and fully aware of themselves. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#becoming #create #fully #honest #humans

I tend to believe that religious dogma is a consequence of evolution. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#consequence #dogma #evolution #i #religious

If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#desire #history #passion #same #science

If we were to wipe out insects alone on this planet, the rest of life and humanity with it would mostly disappear from the land. Within a few months. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#disappear #few #humanity #insects #land

In addition I wanted to write a Southern novel, because I'm a Southerner. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#because #i #novel #southern #southerner

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

— E. O. Wilson

#away #collapses #ecosystems #environments #land

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

#duty #ethic #had #honor #i