We humans look rather different from a tree. Without a doubt we percei…

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We humans look rather different from a tree. Without a doubt we perceive the world differently than a tree does. But down deep, at the molecular heart of life, the trees and we are essentially identical. ✨ Carl Sagan (2011). Cosmos, p.57, Ballantine Books
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We humans look rather different from a tree. Without a doubt we perceive the world differently than a tree does. But down deep, at the molecular heart of life, the trees and we are essentially identical. ✨ Carl Sagan (2011). Cosmos, p.57, Ballantine Books

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