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The tree of life was always there. Evolution just fills in the gaps.

Ethics are pre-determined and a matter of discovery, not a evolved concept.

It is difficult to imagine evolution in alien planets operating in any manner other than Darwinian.

If you go to the octopus, and if you're not too squeamish, dissect it. You'll find that it has a camera eye which is remarkable similar to our own. And yet we know that the octopus belongs to an invertebrate group called cephalopod mulluses, evolutionarily very distant indeed from the chordates to which we belong.

From Simon Conway Morris

Most of the tree of life is effectively arranged.

From 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.

From Simon Conway Morris

The Burgess Shale is not unique, but for those who study evolution and fossils it has become something of an icon. It provides a reference point and a benchmark, a point of common discussion and an issue of universal scientific interest.

From Simon Conway Morris

By obtaining a sense of its place in the unfolding drama of life, set in an ecological theatre, so we can understand why it has become one of the leading players.

From Simon Conway Morris

Evolution is true, it happens, it is the way the world is, and we too are one of its products. This does not mean that evolution does not have metaphysical implications; I remain convinced that this is the case.

From Simon Conway Morris

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.

From Simon Conway Morris

Simon Conway Morris

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