What Edward O. Wilson thinks about space

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Biologist (1929 to 2021), founder of sociobiology, whose On Human Nature (1978) argued that human behaviour, culture and religion are shaped by evolved genetic predispositions.

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1. 30 Apr 2012

   Our readingThe idea of moving to other planets once this one is used up is nonsense

   Their wordsIt’s a commonly stated idea that we can have other planets to live on once we have used this one up. That is nonsense.

   ↗E.O. Wilson on Altruism and the New Enlightenment (New Scientist interview, republished by Slate)slate.com 7th of 7 in this piece