Natural World Quotes

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For the human experience, life in the natural world seems to

For the human experience, life in the natural world seems to require the application of meaning, in order to evoke purpose.

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Man wants to see nature and evolution as separate from human

Man wants to see nature and evolution as separate from human activities. There is a natural world, and there is man. But man also belongs to the natural world. If he is a ferocious predator, that too is part of evolution. If cod and haddock and other species cannot survive because man kills them, something more adaptable will take their place. Nature, the ultimate pragmatist, doggedly searches for something that works. But as the cockroach demonstrates, what works best in nature does not always appeal to us.

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