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Moving forward in science is as much unwinding the distorted thinking of the past as it is putting a clearer idea on the table.

— Craig Venter

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Tenure actually delivers a doubly whammy to the organizations that endure this outmoded arrangement.

I think from my experience in war and life and science, it all has made me believe that we have one life on this planet. We have one chance to live it and to contribute to the future of society and the future of life. The only "afterlife" is what other people remember of you.

Interviewer: Dr Venter, do you believe in God? Dr Venter: I've been sequencing genomes for years, and I've come to the conclusion that it's not the work of humans.

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All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.

Albert Einstein Moral Decay (1937)

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To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection.

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