“This trait has direct animal precursors – namely, the contests between competing individuals and groups that, in many species besides our own, may be resolved by murder.”
― The Rise And Fall Of The Third Chimpanzee: how our animal heritage affects the way we live
― The Rise And Fall Of The Third Chimpanzee: how our animal heritage affects the way we live
“Some of those solutions include halting population growth, limiting or eliminating nuclear weapons, developing peaceful means for solving international disputes, reducing our impact on the environment, and preserving species and natural habitats.”
― The Rise And Fall Of The Third Chimpanzee: how our animal heritage affects the way we live
― The Rise And Fall Of The Third Chimpanzee: how our animal heritage affects the way we live
“Our word “lord” comes from the Old English hlaford, or “loafward,” he who guarded the bread supply — and was expected to share it.”
― A Short History Of Progress
― A Short History Of Progress
“Each thought, each action in the sunlight of awareness becomes sacred.”
― Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
― Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
“The islanders, they write: carried out for us the experiment of permitting unrestricted population growth, profligate use of resources, destruction of the environment and boundless confidence in their religion to take care of the future. The result was an ecological disaster leading to a population crash…. Do we have to repeat the experiment on [a] grand scale?… Is the human personality always the same as that of the person who felled the last tree?”
― A Short History Of Progress
― A Short History Of Progress
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