If we are still here to witness the destruction of our planet some five billion years or more hence, then we will have achieved something so unprecedented in the history of life that we should be willing to sing our swansong with joy — Sic Transit Gloria Mundi.


The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History - Chapter 12 (p. 142), W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. 1980

Stephen Jay Gould Quotes

If we are still here to witness the destruction of our planet some five billion years or more hence, then we will have achieved something so...

If we are still here to witness the destruction of our planet some five billion years or more hence, then we will have achieved something so...

If we are still here to witness the destruction of our planet some five billion years or more hence, then we will have achieved something so...

If we are still here to witness the destruction of our planet some five billion years or more hence, then we will have achieved something so...