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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
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E. O. Wilson
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: June 10
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If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.
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