Best quotes by Simon Conway Morris on Life

Checkout quotes by Simon Conway Morris on Life

• ‟ 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.

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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.

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• ‟ Most of the tree of life is effectively arranged.

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

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• ‟ The manner in which life constructs itself must be dealing with some other principle which we've failed to identify.

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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