Quotes about Evolution

Trigonometry is a sine of the times.

Geology shows that fossils are of different ages. Paleontology shows a fossil sequence, the list of species represented changes through time. Taxonomy shows biological relationships among species. Evolution is the explanation that threads it all together. Creationism is the practice of squeezing one's eyes shut and wailing "Does not!"

Ultimately, aren't we all just talking monkeys with an attitude problem?

The earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

God changes not what is in a people, until they change what is in themselves.

Your schooling may be over, but remember that your education still continues.

Neither do men put new wine into old bottles.

A closed mind is a good thing to lose.

Optimization hinders evolution.

For me, change doesn't happen on a linear basis; it zig-zags back and forth.

Black is a blind remembering, she thought. You listen for pack sounds, for the cries of those who hunted your ancestors in a past so ancient only your most primitive cells remember. The ears see. The nostrils see.

From the Hive Manual. The relationship between ecology and evolution is extremely close, deeply implicated in organic changes among a given animal population, and profoundly sensitive to the density of numbers within a given habitat. Our adaptations aim to increase the population tolerance, to permit a human density ten to twelve times greater than is currently considered possible. Out of this, we will get our survival variations.