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George Gaylord Simpson was a renowned paleontologist and evolutionary theorist, known for his extensive research on dinosaurs and ancient reptiles. His work has had a profound impact on modern paleontology and evolutionary theory.

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“Man stands alone in the universe, a unique product of a long, unconscious, impersonal, material process with unique understanding and potentialities. These he owes to no one but himself, and it is to himself that he is responsible. He is not the creature of uncontrollable and undeterminable forces, but is his own master. He can and must decide and manage his own destiny.”

Source: Life of the past: an introduction to paleontology

“Man is the result of a purposeless and natural process that did not have him in mind”

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Book:The Meaning of Evolution: A Study of the History of Life and of Its Significance for Man

Source: The Meaning of Evolution: A Study of the History of Life and of Its Significance for Man

“Man is the result of a purposeless and materialistic process that did not have him in mind. He was not planned. He is a state of matter, a form of life, a sort of animal, and a species of the Order Primates, akin nearly or remotely to all of life and indeed to all that is material.”

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Book:The Meaning of Evolution

Source: The Meaning of Evolution

About the Author

Born: June 16, 1902
Died: October 6, 1984
Known for: Author
Quotes: 30

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The Meaning of EvolutionRelated source material

The Meaning of Evolution: A Study of the History of Life and of Its Significance for ManRelated source material

Life of the past: an introduction to paleontologyRelated source material

Life: an introduction to biologyRelated source material

Tempo and Mode in EvolutionRelated source material

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