# Destroying Rainforest Is Like Burning a Masterpiece for Fuel by E. O. Wilson > "Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal." > **— E. O. Wilson**, *Widely attributed conservation remark; source pending* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Widely attributed conservation remark; source pending. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Article:** [[articles/Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession|Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Machine Civilization|Machine Civilization]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/Marsification|Marsification]] - [[wiki/State-Dependent Catastrophe|State-Dependent Catastrophe]] - [[wiki/Civilizational Handoff|Civilizational Handoff]] - [[wiki/Alignment Problem|Alignment Problem]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal." — E. O. Wilson, Widely attributed conservation remark; source pending https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-eo-wilson-destroying-rainforest-masterpiece-fuel ```