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Evolution is no linear family tree, but change in the single multidimensional being that has grown to cover the entire surface of Earth.

~ Lynn Margulis

Lynn Margulis Gaia Hypothesis Science

Life did not take over the world by combat,but by networking.

~ Lynn Margulis

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Natural selection eliminates and maybe maintains, but it doesn't create... Neo-Darwinists say that new species emerge when mutations occur and modify an organism. I was taught over and over again that the accumulation of random mutations led to evolutionary change [which] led to new species. I believed it until I looked for evidence.

~ Lynn Margulis

Lynn Margulis Darwinism Evolution Macro Evolution Macroevolution Natural Selection Speciation

New mutations don't create new species, they create offspring that are impaired.

~ Lynn Margulis

Lynn Margulis Darwinism Evolution Macro Evolution Macroevolution Speciation

Of course, the plea for respect for nonhuman life goes far beyond the scientific delight of familiarity with our planet mates. The nonhuman forms of life with which we 6,000 million talking, upright apes share this finite planet are directly or indirectly connected to our well-being.

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Lynn Margulis Life Well Being Connected

There is no scientific reason to think that we, even with space travel, are going to survive as a species for ever, certainly not by biting off the hand that feeds us, which is exactly what we are doing.

~ Lynn Margulis

Lynn Margulis Travel Doing Think

Despite our very recent appearance on the planet, humanity combines arrogance with increasing material demands, even as we become more numerous. Our toughness is a delusion. Have we the intelligence and discipline to vigilantly guard against our tendency to grow without limit?

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Lynn Margulis Discipline Humanity

I was taught over and over again that the accumulation of random mutations led to evolutionary change - led to new species. I believed it until I looked for evidence.

~ Lynn Margulis

Lynn Margulis Random Evidence New

All living beings, not just animals, but plants and microorganisms, perceive. To survive, an organic being must perceive - it must seek, or at least recognize, food and avoid environmental danger.

~ Lynn Margulis

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