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“Animals can adapt to problems and make inventions, but often no faster than natural selection can do its work - the world acts as its own simulator in the case of natural selection.”

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Author:Vernor Vinge

“The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal. Some of their most esteemed inventions have no other apparent purpose - for example, the dinner party of more than two, the epic poem, and the science of metaphysics.”

Humans Two Humor Seems Funny Purpose Human Beings Animal Party Greater Example Capacity Dinner Invention Boredom Bores Epic Metaphysics Dinner Party Epic Poems

Book:Minority Report

Source: Minority Report

“The cell was the first invention of the animal kingdom, and all higher animals are and must be cellular in structure. Our tissues were formed ages on ages ago; they have all persisted. Most of our organs are as old as worms. All these are very old, older than the mountains.”

Firsts Age Animal Higher Mountain Structure Invention Kingdoms Cells Organs Worms Tissues Animal Kingdom Cellular

Author:John M. Tyler

“If kissing is man's greatest invention, then fermentation and patriarchy compete with the domestication of animals for the distinction of being man's worst folly, and no doubt the three combined long ago, the one growing out of the others, to foster civilization and lead Western humanity to its present state of decline.”

Ifs Men Long States Humanity Three Animal Doubt Growing Worst Civilization Kissing Western Invention No Doubt Folly Distinction Decline Long Ago Patriarchy Fermentation

Book:Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Source: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

“Our problem with limited resources is not primarily overpopulation; it is greed. Our problem with pollution is not the invention of fluorocarbons or mass transport; it is irresponsibility. The loss of an acre of forest every second, the mass slaughter of elephants for their ivory, the extinction of entire species of plants, insects and animals all over the world is not something that "just happens" because there are more of us human beings. It happens because the race of ruling beings put in charge has almost wholly lost its sense of stewardship. We have turned away from God.”

“Kissing is man's greatest invention. All animals copulate, but only humans kiss.”

Men Humans Animal Kissing Invention

Book:Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Source: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues