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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.
Simon Conway Morris -
It is difficult to imagine evolution in alien planets operating in any manner other than Darwinian.
Simon Conway Morris
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One can say with reasonable confidence that the likelihood of something analogous to a human evolving is really pretty high.
Simon Conway Morris -
Most of the tree of life is effectively arranged.
Simon Conway Morris -
It is my opinion that human history can make no sense unless evil doings are recognized for what they are, and that they are bearable only if somehow they may be redeemed.
Simon Conway Morris -
The manner in which life constructs itself must be dealing with some other principle which we've failed to identify.
Simon Conway Morris -
By obtaining a sense of its place in the unfolding drama of life, set in an ecological theatre, so we can understand why it has become one of the leading players.
Simon Conway Morris -
If there were a clear prospect that such evils were part of a barbarian past, then at least we might find a small crumb of comfort. No such prospect exists: no scientific analysis can even remotely answer or account for past and present horrors of human behaviour.
Simon Conway Morris