"A very Faustian choice is upon us: whether to accept our corrosive and risky behavior as the unavoidable price of population and economic growth, or to take stock of ourselves and search for a new environmental ethic"
- E. O. Wilson
About this Quote
This quote by E. O. Wilson speaks to the hard decision that humankind is facing in regards to the environment. We exist with a Faustian choice, a choice in between 2 equally undesirable choices. On one hand, we can accept our current behavior of environmental degradation and damage as the unavoidable cost of population and economic development. On the other hand, we can take a step back and look for a new environmental principles that is more sustainable and less harmful to the environment. This is a hard decision, as both choices have their own dangers and downsides. Nevertheless, it is a choice that must be made if we are to ensure a healthy and prosperous future for ourselves and the world.
This quote is written / told by E. O. Wilson between June 10, 1929 and December 26, 2021. He was a famous Scientist from USA.
The author also have 29 other quotes.
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"I believe that history has shape, order, and meaning; that exceptional men, as much as economic forces, produce change; and that passe abstractions like beauty, nobility, and greatness have a shifting but continuing validity"
"Now is not the time to compromise on the economy. Instead, we should be doing everything in our power to support long-term economic growth. Permanent repeal of the death tax will mean more high-quality, high-paying jobs for Americans"
"Racism is a way to gain economic advantage at the expense of others. Slavery and plantations may be gone, but racism still allows us to regard those who may keep us from financial gain as less than equals"
"As a result of the World War, this old Germany collapsed. It collapsed in its constitution, in its social order, in its economic structure. Its thinking and feeling changed"
"From this process has emerged a parallel process of translating traditional working and living values into a new political and economic power - a power increasingly based upon the strength of money and those material things money can purchase"