Quotes by Simon Conway Morris

About Simon Conway Morris:

Simon Conway Morris is "Conway Morris") is an English palaeontologist who is best known for his detailed and careful study of the fossils of the Burgess Shale, and of the scientific concept of Cambrian explosion. The results of these discoveries were celebrated in Wonderful Life by Stephen Jay Gould. Conway Morris's own book on the subject, The Crucible of Creation, however, is critical of Gould's presentation and interpretation.
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The Burgess Shale is not unique, but for those who study evolution and fossils it has become something of an icon. It provides a reference point and a benchmark, a point of common discussion and an issue of universal scientific interest.

Simon Conway Morris

If there were a clear prospect that such evils were part of a barbarian past, then at least we might find a small crumb of comfort. No such prospect exists: no scientific analysis can even remotely answer or account for past and present horrors of hu...

Simon Conway Morris

Evolution is true, it happens, it is the way the world is, and we too are one of its products. This does not mean that evolution does not have metaphysical implications; I remain convinced that this is the case.

Simon Conway Morris

It is difficult to imagine evolution in alien planets operating in any manner other than Darwinian.

Simon Conway Morris

It is my opinion that human history can make no sense unless evil doings are recognized for what they are, and that they are bearable only if somehow they may be redeemed.

Simon Conway Morris

By obtaining a sense of its place in the unfolding drama of life, set in an ecological theatre, so we can understand why it has become one of the leading players.

Simon Conway Morris

I don't think an alien will be a blob. If aliens are out there they should have evolved just like us. They should have eyes and be walking on two legs. In short if there is any life out there then it is likely to be very similar to us.

Simon Conway Morris

Author Bio

  • NameSimon Conway Morris
  • DescriptionBritish palaeontologist
  • BornNovember 6, 1951
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPaleontologist
  • AwardsFellow Of The Royal Society; Lyell Medal