Thus extinctions, in the abstract consideration of life's entire history, have paved the way for the truly new, including, of course, ourselves. But now that we are here, it is not inconsistent at all to want to see our own species survive. To hell with innovation, let's try to stick around.


Life Pulse Episodes from the Story of the Fossil Record, Chapter 8 The Cenozoic (p. 240), Facts on File Publications, New York. 1987

Niles Eldredge Quotes

Thus extinctions, in the abstract consideration of life's entire history, have paved the way for the truly new, including, of course, ourselves. But...

Thus extinctions, in the abstract consideration of life's entire history, have paved the way for the truly new, including, of course, ourselves. But...

Thus extinctions, in the abstract consideration of life's entire history, have paved the way for the truly new, including, of course, ourselves. But...

Thus extinctions, in the abstract consideration of life's entire history, have paved the way for the truly new, including, of course, ourselves. But...