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People would rather believe than know.
E. O. Wilson
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E. O. Wilson
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: June 10
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No one knows the diversity in the world, not even to the nearest order of magnitude. ... We don't know for sure how many species there are, where they can be found or how fast they're disappearing. It's like having astronomy without knowing where the stars are.
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