Life on earth is such a good story you cannot afford to miss the beginning... Beneath our superficial differences we are all of us walking communities of bacteria. The world shimmers, a pointillist landscape made of tiny living beings. Lynn Margulis affordbacteriumbegin share on social
People say I am against Darwin. That is ridiculous. Lynn Margulis darwinpeopleridiculous Change image and share on social
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 bitefeedhand share on social
Natural selection eliminates and maybe maintains, but it doesn't create. Lynn Margulis createeliminatemaintain Change image and share on social
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. Lynn Margulis 000apeconnect share on social
Although the detail of our sexual energies and their objects and objectives vastly vary, the existence of our sexuality itself is an undeniable truth. Lynn Margulis detailenergyexistence Change image and share on social
All of us from fertile egg to embryo to corpse, are exactly that: warm, wet, furry animals compelled by the sexuality of our forefathers and foremothers to be, either directly or indirectly, our own exciting and excitable, provocative and provocable selves. Lynn Margulis animalcompelcorpse share on social
Life learned early on to recognize itself. Lynn Margulis earlylearnlife Change image and share on social
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? Lynn Margulis appearancearrogancecombine share on social
The fewer species there are and the fewer species we know about, the fewer questions we even know to ask. Lynn Margulis fewquestionspecies Change image and share on social
