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In This Together:
You and I depend on biodiversity for our survival. With each extinction of one species of plant, insect and animal, the delicate ecological niche that shelters the human race falls into greater and greater jeopardy. Yet if humankind were to disappear from Earth tomorrow, only three of the known million species of insects would go extinct. One of the most vulnerable and destructive species on Earth, we humans live our lives vastly unaware of the biosphere’s profound complexity and our true relationship to it. Now, Pulitzer-prize winning biologist Edward O. Wilson appeals to science and religion to draw upon our mutual love of living Nature—the Creation— to act together on its behalf. Dr. Edward O. Wilson, a secular humanist raised in the Southern Baptist tradition, celebrates the miracles of Nature and laments its fall. In his latest book, The Creation, he argues that no matter what we believe about Earth’s origins, no matter what scientific or religious dogmas tell us, we must find ways to join and work together in the stewardship of life. Come share in his infectious wonder of the natural world and his hope for the collective, life-saving activism of humankind. Renowned scientist and father of sociobiology, Dr. Edward O. Wilson is professor and curator of entomology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. One of the world’s leading experts on ants and beetles, Wilson is author of The Diversity of Life and On Human Nature. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including two Pulitzer Prizes and the National Medal of Science.
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