The emergent humans were still animals, still bound by natu… - Stephen Baxter

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The emergent humans were still animals, still bound by natural law. No innovation in the way they lived would have taken root if it had not given them an adaptive advantage in the endless struggle to survive. An ability to believe in things that weren’t true was a powerful tool.

Stephen Baxter

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Stephen Baxter (born November 13, 1957) is a British science fiction writer.

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Alternative Names: Stephen Michael Baxter

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