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Can E. O. Wilson really save the world?

By Ivan Semeniuk

27 September 2006

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E. O. Wilson

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Often cited as Darwin’s true heir, E. O. Wilson has an audacious strategy for saving the planet: encourage evangelical Christians and scientific secularists to unite in caring for the ecosystems and biodiversity that he calls the Creation in his latest book. Ivan Semeniuk asked him if he has a prayer of succeeding when religious fundamentalism extends to the White House.

After siding so strongly with science, you are now trying to reach across…

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