Simon Conway Morris

The fact that some things are mysterious or that they touch on mystery isn't in some way a capitulation, and one should realize that there are some things that we may never understand and, to that extent, should be humbled by that.

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These are some quotes by British author Simon Conway Morris Scientist, who was born in 1951.

Quotes by Simon Conway Morris

If there were a clear prospect that such evils were part of a barbarian past, then at least we might find a small crumb of comfort. No such prospect exists: no scientific analysis can even remotely answer or account for past and present horrors of human behaviour.

Simon Conway Morris

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It is my opinion that human history can make no sense unless evil doings are recognized for what they are, and that they are bearable only if somehow they may be redeemed.

Simon Conway Morris

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One can say with reasonable confidence that the likelihood of something analogous to a human evolving is really pretty high.

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