Quotables
"One argument is nearly always shunted aside, shelved under the heading of religion. I'd put it this way. Every species that has ever existed on this planet is or was a successful experiment in living. Existence is the only measure of succcess, not pervasiveness or ubiquity or intelligence. Unsuccess would be nothingness. No species is more valuable or meaningful than another, except in the minds of humans, where the balls and strikes are called." (Verlyn Klinkenborg, in the NewYork Review of Books, discussing Elizabeth Kolbert's 'The Sixth Extinction') |
