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:twisted: Environmental scientist David Suzuki has written re. the enzymes of our reptilian origins are still to be found deep in our brain matter, and therein lie our basic instincts and drives, i.e. territoriality and aggression. Compassion, ethics and humaneness are only recently evolved qualities situated in the very thin bark of the outer cortex of our brains. In true Darwinian fashion the most powerful and ruthless are most likely to call the shots, and those will be based in self-interest. We can only hope those interests are realised as being in the health of the planet and it’s inhabitants, and not just short-term gain. Otherwise the future might depend on how proactive a critical mass of us are on the issue of sustainability. What do you reckon? Did Steve Irwin call it right – reptile rules!?

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