Simon Conway Morris Quotes

Simon Conway Morris
British Scientist
Born: 1951
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Related authors: Alfred Russel Wallace Arthur Eddington Derek Harold Richard Barton Gregory Bateson Humphry Davy John Sulston Mary Leakey Thomas Browne
The tree of life was always there. Evolution just fills in the gaps. Simon Conway Morris
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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. 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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It is difficult to imagine evolution in alien planets operating in any manner other than Darwinian. Simon Conway Morris
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I don't think an alien will be a blob. If aliens are out there they should have evolved just like us. They should have eyes and be walking on two legs. In short if there is any life out there then it is likely to be very similar to us. Simon Conway Morris
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Massive self-confidence is boring. Simon Conway Morris
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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. Simon Conway Morris
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The common ancient ancestor of mulluses and chordates could not possibly have possessed a camera eye, so quite clearly they have evolved independently. The solution has been arrived at by completely different routes. Simon Conway Morris
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The manner in which life constructs itself must be dealing with some other principle which we've failed to identify. Simon Conway Morris
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I would argue that in any habitable zone that doesn't boil or freeze, intelligent life is going to emerge because intelligence is convergent. Simon Conway Morris
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As a number of people have stressed over the years, I think it would be premature to assume science itself will explain everything. Simon Conway Morris
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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. Simon Conway Morris
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