The tree of life was always there. Evolution just fills in the gaps.

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• Simon Conway Morris:

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  The manner in which life constructs itself must be dealing with some other principle which we've fa

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• Simon Conway Morris:

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• Simon Conway Morris:

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• Simon Conway Morris:

  As a number of people have stressed over the years, I think it would be premature to assume science

• Simon Conway Morris:

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