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Human social institutions can effect the course of human evolution. Just as climate, food supply, predators, and other natural forces of selection have molded our nature, so too can our culture.
Peter Singer
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Peter Singer
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: July 6
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Melbourne
Australia
Peter Albert David Singer
Peter A. D. Singer
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