We are told that the trouble with modern man is that he has been tryin…

Lewis Thomas
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We are told that the trouble with modern man is that he has been trying to detach himself from nature... In this scenario, Man comes on as a stupendous lethal force, and the Earth is pictured as something delicate, like rising bubbles at the surface of a country pond, or flights of fragile birds. ✨ Lewis Thomas (1990). A Long Line of Cells Collected Essays
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