The long history of mankind is studded with convergences, perhaps most notably in social systems and the use of artefacts and technology. But for human history, set in the arrow of time, there appears to be one intolerable stumbling-block. This is the catastrophic failure in human values and decency.
I dont think an alien will be a blob. If aliens are out there they should have evolved just like us. They should have eyes and be walking on two legs… - Simon Conway Morris
I dont think an alien will be a blob. If aliens are out there they should have evolved just like us. They should have eyes and be walking on two legs…
- Simon Conway Morris
The Burgess Shale is not unique, but for those who study evolution and fossils it has become something of an icon. It provides a reference point and … - Simon Conway Morris
The Burgess Shale is not unique, but for those who study evolution and fossils it has become something of an icon. It provides a reference point and …
Life's Solution builds a forceful case for the predictability of evolutionary outcomes, not in terms of genetic details but rather their broad phenot… - Simon Conway Morris
Life's Solution builds a forceful case for the predictability of evolutionary outcomes, not in terms of genetic details but rather their broad phenot…
The long history of mankind is studded with convergences, perhaps most notably in social systems and the use of artefacts and technology. But for hum… - Simon Conway Morris
The long history of mankind is studded with convergences, perhaps most notably in social systems and the use of artefacts and technology. But for hum…
I am driven to observe of the ultra-Darwinists the following features as symptomatic. First, to my eyes, is their almost unbelievable self-assurance,… - Simon Conway Morris
I am driven to observe of the ultra-Darwinists the following features as symptomatic. First, to my eyes, is their almost unbelievable self-assurance,…
When discussing organic evolution the only point of agreement seems to be: ‘It happened.’ Thereafter, there is little consensus, which at first sight… - Simon Conway Morris
When discussing organic evolution the only point of agreement seems to be: ‘It happened.’ Thereafter, there is little consensus, which at first sight…
Scientists don't believe anything.Scientists test things. - Simon Conway Morris
Scientists don't believe anything.Scientists test things.
It seldom seems to strike the ultra-Darwinists that theology might have its own richness and subtleties, and might strange thought actually tell us t… - Simon Conway Morris
It seldom seems to strike the ultra-Darwinists that theology might have its own richness and subtleties, and might strange thought actually tell us t…
I am puzzled that Conway Morris apparently doesn't grasp the equally strong (and inevitable) personal preferences embedded in his own view of life. - Simon Conway Morris
I am puzzled that Conway Morris apparently doesn't grasp the equally strong (and inevitable) personal preferences embedded in his own view of life.
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