Evolution

Philosophers and scientists have made the same mistake: they assumed the environment was fixed

Whenever philosophers and scientists have tried to explain how life evolved, they have made the same mistake: they’ve assumed that the environment was fixed and that the organisms simply …

The romantic vision of biotic nature as a cooperative venture is scientifically accurate

The romantic vision of biotic nature as a cooperative venture is far more scientifically accurate than the view of nature as violent and competitive.

The view of evolution as chronic bloody competition dissolves before a new view of cooperation

The view of evolution as chronic bloody competition among individuals and species, a popular distortion of Darwin’s notion of ‘survival of the fittest,’ dissolves before a new view …

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“Bacteria are the hidden alchemists of the planet, shaping the atmosphere and the future.” — Lynn Margulis Acquiring Genomes (2002)

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“Evolution is not a tree but a web. Symbiosis is the driving force.” — Lynn Margulis Acquiring Genomes (2002)

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“Life did not take over the globe by combat but by networking.” — Lynn Margulis Microcosmos (1986)

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“Symbiosis is not marginal. It is the key to evolution and survival.” — Lynn Margulis Acquiring Genomes (2002)

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“The human body is not a single being but a consortium of species.” — Lynn Margulis Symbiotic Planet (1998)

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“To understand life, we must understand the partnerships that make it possible.” — Lynn Margulis Microcosmos (1986)

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“We are walking communities of microbes, proof that cooperation drives life forward.” — Lynn Margulis Symbiotic Planet (1998)

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“Gaia is a tough bitch: she has endured cataclysmic change for billions of years.” — Lynn Margulis Symbiotic Planet (1998)

Quote: Joanna Macy; "The sorrow, grief, and rage you feel is a measure of your humanity and your evolutionary maturity..."

“The sorrow, grief, and rage you feel is a measure of your humanity and your evolutionary maturity…” – Joanna Macy Source: Greening of the Self (2013)

Profile: Elisabet Sahtouris

Elisabet Sahtouris is an American and Greek evolution biologist, futurist, and author whose work emphasises how cooperation and symbiosis, rather than competition alone, drive evolutionary processes. …

Profile: Lynn Margulis

Lynn Margulis (1938-2011) was an American evolutionary biologist whose endosymbiotic theory proposed that complex cells arose through symbiotic mergers of simpler organisms. Her work emphasized …