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Science is so central to modern civilization that we will not willingly retreat from the continuing exploration and manipulation of nature.

— Nicholas P. Money The Selfish Ape (2019)

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We cannot miss something that has never existed for us. We read about extinction as an approaching horror and ecosystem damage as a work in progress rather than a done deal.

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Extinction has been reworking nature from its beginnings, but no animal has come close to having the impact that humans have had. With remarkable speed, our evolution walloped life with the power of the asteroid that obliterated the dinosaurs.

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